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has been done with Diatryma in the American Museum is well known

to me, and I feel sure you are familiar with Dr. Matthews’ excellent

paper about it; D. ajax is my own species. We have here a superb

mounted group of our now extinct Passenger Pigeon, and one of the

Carolina Paroquet as well; but they are all actual skins. I have

published in American Forestry an elegant picture of a pair of the

extinct Labrador Ducks ; the block, however, would be too large for the

Avicultural , but I have the original photographs from the mounted

birds.


The time will soon be here for the civilized part of the world

to move ahead again ; then, as now, I am with you to the limit to push

biological science to the front.


Cordially yours,


R. W. Shufeldt.



THE WATER RAIL.


Dear Dr. Graham Renshaw, — I wish you could persuade

some member of the Avicultural Society to try and get the English

Water Rail to breed in captivity. I have seen a good deal of these

birds, and am satisfied it could be done if a true pair could be

obtained. This might mean concerted action on the part of several

members, but the result would be most interesting.


Yours very faithfully,


C. Barnby Smith.


“ Woodlands,”


Retford.


[We should be glad if members will send us their experiences

of this Rail in captivity.—G. R.]



OUR HON. TREASURER.


Mr. Ezra writes to say that his permanent address in future

will be Foxwarren Park, Cobham, Surrey. Telephone, 29 Byfleet.



