54 Short jyoflces of Omit hoi oi//'cal Pi(hUfatii)i)s. 



article on some Ijirtls in conHiieineiit hy I)f. A. (iiiiitlier, 

 M.A. F.K.S. 



In Mr. Seth-Smith's series, " Bird -notes from the Zoolo<i;ical 

 GardfMis/' he records tlie arrival of a ])air of (jompaauws 

 (^Oti.f kori) and a Harrier Eagle (('j/v'/eY;/^ />^c/(>/Y(//i"), pre- 

 sented by Dr. Peringuey, of the South African Museum, to 

 His Majesty King George's South AiVican Collection (which 

 is destined for the London Zoological (liirdens). This is 

 illustrated by a photographic plate of the two Paauws. 



In the correspondence column we see that Mr. Phillii)jis is 

 still busy with his old time-worn theme, the sexual ditlerences 

 of the Black-cheeked Love-bird. 



The December number gives us an account of Koss's 

 Touracou (^Musophaga ros.^(r) by L. M. Seth-Smilh, illustrjited 

 by a coloured plate. 



Here we also have a photographic plate of the Black- 

 breasted Harrier Eagle. 



4. IJic, Joxirnal of the East Africa and U(janda Sat mud 

 History Societ//, vol. i. No. 1, January IDU. 



In our August 1910 number of the Journal S. A. 0. U. 

 we had occasion to refer to this Society, and avc have now 

 received their first publication. "\Ve welcome this the first 

 number of the new ' Journal,' and wish it long life. It is a 

 very creditable production and consists of 57 pp. and 3 plates, 

 one of which is a coloured representation of Francolinuft 

 huhhardi (^ ct ? . 



The paper of most interest to us is one by F. J. Jackson, 

 C.B., C.M.G., &c., on " East Africa and Uganda Fi ancolins," 

 in whit h he deals with twelve species of Francol/nns and 

 four of J'tcrnistes, only two of the former and one of the 

 latter ranging into our limits. We also have an article on 

 " Fishing on Lake Victoria, with notes on the lladadah 

 Ibis,"^ illustrated by a jjhotographic ])!ate of the nest, with 

 adult and two young ones. 



The l'i-c>i(lciit of the Society is F. d. dack.-on. Fsij., (\B., 

 C.MAi., F.Z.S.. (kc, and the Hon. S<'crctary. John Sergeant, 

 Esq., Pul)r!c Works Department, Nairobi. 



