Manchurian Part ridges.



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Avicultural Society who has connexions with the East to give

a little help. When shipping becomes normal it should not be

difficult to get them over.


[Mr. Meade-Waldo writes : “ The Bearded Partridge (Perdix

daurica ) was largely introduced with Russian game before the War.

1 do not think it has ever been imported alive. It appears to be

a numerous species, and its range includes N.E. and Central Asia—•

northward into Dauria, eastward to Amurland, Manchuria, and the

mountains near Peking, westward to Dzungaria and the Tian-shan,

and southward to the sources of the Yangtze-Kiang. It would be

a very interesting bird to import alive, and should thrive in

confinement at least as well as our own Common Partridge.”]



THE WILD BIRD INVESTIGATION SOCIETY.


The first number of the “ Journal ” is now prepared for

the Press.


The Editors invite contributions in the form of articles (of

000-3,000 words), notes, photographs, etc., which if found suitable

will be accepted for publication, it being understood that they are

offered to this Journal alone.


Contributions should be written or typed on one side of the

paper only.


Amongst other features, and in addition to original papers

and notes, there will be a series of notes and news of interest to

ornithologists and bird-lovers, a correspondence column, reports and

news from local branches, reviews and notes on current literature.


All communications should be addressed to Dr. Collinge,

The University, St. Andrews.



A NEW DEPARTURE IN NATURAL HISTORY :

A JOURNAL FOR OOLOGISTS.


Egg Collectors, both in this country and abroad, have long

felt the want of a journal dealing exclusively with their branch of

nature study, and particularly of a medium for the sale and exchange



