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As a committee was formed recently at Pretoria for the 

 observation of bird migration after the Hungarian model, 

 and as our Stork penetrated very deeply into the country of 

 our South African friends, the high significance of the case 

 may be judged by this ; and I express the hope that the 

 migration of the Stork may soon be clearly established, 

 chiefly if the daily Press, the most modern of great powers, 

 gives it its mighty help, as in the present case. 



With the assurance of my highest esteem, believe me, Sir, 

 Yours very respectfully, 



Otto Herman, Director. 

 Royal Hungarian Central Bureau for Ornithology, 

 Budapest, March 12. 



' Times; weekly ed., Mar. 19th, 1909. 



9. Ringing of Migratory Birds. — According to the last 

 number of ' British Birds,' Mr. Harry Witherby has also 

 commenced in England the Hungarian and Rositten system 

 of ringing migratory birds. We believe Scotland will follow 

 in the wake, so that it behoves South African ornithologists 

 to keep a keen look-out for such birds in the future, and to 

 notify the Secretary of the S. A.O.U. immediately any ringed 

 bird is procuretl, giving all data. 



10. Marked White Stork in Basutoland.— I heard 

 some days ago of a White Stork {Ciconia ciconia) having 

 been shot in January by a native at Morija, the Paramount 

 Chief's village, about 25 miles from here, with a silver ring 

 attached to its leg. I got the chief to send it in for inspec- 

 tion, as he does not want to part with it, and the ring is still 

 attached to the half-dried leg. It bears the inscription 

 " Vogelwarte Rositten 12G5 Germania.^' Can one find out 

 the history of the bird, as the natives are much interested 

 in it. J. P. Murray. 



Maseru, Basutoland, 

 March 16th, 1909. 



[Since receiving the above, Mr. Murray has sent us the 

 vol. v. 9 



