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by tea at 4.15 in the Fellows’ Pavilion, to which all members and

friends of the Society are invited. The Council will be pleased to

see all who are interested in aviculture, whether members of the

Society or not; it is hoped that each member will bring at least one

friend. Members of the Foreign Bird Club are specially welcome.



THE FUTURE.


By H. E. Rogers.


I think that the Avicultural Magazine, and particularly the

back numbers, will appreciate greatly in value in the near future.

I find that illustrated natural history works are becoming scarce, and

generally three times the pre-War prices are asked. I have tried lately

to get Reichenow’s Parrots : it was fairly common a few years

ago, but I have searched in vain ; I only had a badly cut up copy

offered at a high price.


I would very much like to write an article generally interesting

from the point of view of the importer and the private collector, but

must forego such an idea for the present. I have a greater pressure

of work than I can attend to, the difficulties of labour and material

are too great.


I have just received two magnificent Chimpanzees, and during

the past eight weeks have had through my hands some of the finest

ethnographic specimens that have ever arrived in Liverpool.


[We hope Mr. Rogers will send us his suggested paper, as it

would be of great interest to all.—G. R.]



THE COMMON RHEA


(Rhea americana ).


By J. K. Butter, M.D.


In South America the place of the Ostriches is taken by an

allied group of birds known as Rheas, or as they are often termed

American Ostriches, which are distinguished externally by the presence

of three toes furnished with claws instead of nails, a head and neck



