40 The Oologisfs' Record, June 1, 1923. 



Mr. Leon Dawson's son had a rough time in Ecuador. His 

 father writes : "It took exactly two months to connect up with 

 " funds cabled him early in November — official blundering and 

 " stupidity, while the boy nearly starved. However, his letter 

 ■' sa3's he is shipping the little Galapagos stuff. . . . You can 

 " bet we will prize it, since it is the sole outcome of a year's effort. 

 '■ Only think : all he got is a small series of each of two species 

 " of Geospiza, and one egg of the Galapagos Heron ! " His next 

 field is to be the highlands of Northern Ecuador, where it is to be 

 hoped he will meet with more success. 



Mr. Eric Lewis sent us some very interesting photos of Natal 

 nests which we wish we were able to reproduce. He reports having 

 seen that most elusive bird, the Oxpecker, of which there seem 

 to be hardly any authentic eggs in existence. 



Both Mr. Austin Roberts, of the Transvaal Museum, and Dr. 

 van Someren, in East Africa, report that Kendall's Seed Eater is 

 a parasite in its nesting habits ; nevertheless Mr. Carlisle feels 

 sure of the identity of the eggs he secured. As he says, it may be 

 that the bird is not always parasitic. Anyway, further light on 

 this matter will be awaited with interest. 



Would it not be possible for the publishers to reprint the very 

 scarce Volume I of Stark and Sclater's " Fauna of South Africa " ? 

 If all our readers who desire to obtain a copy will send in their 

 names, we will make representations in the right quarter. It 

 would help, of course, if some would take two copies. 



Mr. Paget-Wilkes has joined the staff of St. Andrew's College 

 at Grahamstown, Cape Colony. He sent for a supply of our research 

 forms and is busy getting to know the birds of that district. 



Africa bulks rather largely in our pages, but every mail brings 

 us evidence of the keen interest taken in Oology by our correspon- 

 dents in the Dark Continent. 



We make no apology for publishing Mr. Stuart Baker's article 

 on " Trinomials." To say that we are proud to present our readers 



