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AVICULTURAL NOTES.


Naturalists of a bygone day believed that in the course of development each

individual climbed up its own genealogical tree. The reconstruction of aviculture

exhibits somewhat similar characters, the old features reappearing one by one in

the Magazine. To-day the Editor takes pleasure in restoring the “ notes ” section

which proved so valuable before the War.


New Arrivals at the Zoo. —Lieut. Delacour most kindly

purchased for us in Paris a collection of Senegal Birds, and some

Cuban Finches, Olive Finches, and Yellow-winged Sugar-birds. He

also presented to the Zoo two Greenish Hangnests and a Yellow

Troupial. We had also a valuable present from Dr. Van Someren,

who brought us from East Africa a splendid Ross’s Plantain-eater,

a Bare-faced Fruit Pigeon, and two Grant’s Francolins.-—D. Seth-

Smith.


New Arrivals at Brinsop Court. —Amongst the birds which accom¬

panied my Yellow-naped Woodpecker (I did not keep them all !) were

a Bengal Pitta, a Rufous-bellied Blue Niltava, a White-crested Jay

Thrush, a Plumbeous Redstart, and a coal-black Redstart—which

latter resembles the European Black Redstart very closely, but the

black is really black, and the bird has chestnut about the thighs.

There was also an Orange-headed Ground-Thrush ( Geocichla citrina),

a female.— H. D. Astley.


Mr. F. C. Thorpe. —Our old member, Mr. F. C. Thorpe, writes

to say that he is leaving for Queensland in November, and expects

to settle in the hills some fifty or sixty miles from Mackay. He hopes

to rejoin the Society later, and also to write us some papers ; he may

also send over a few birds. Those of us who remember the valuable

healthy specimens we used to purchase of him will wish Mr. Thorpe

every success in his new life overseas.— G. R.


' [All Members are invited to contribute to this column. Those who may

not have sufficient material for a paper would often be able to send shorter

contributions.]


THE SOCIETY’S PRIZE.


The Society’s Prize in Literature is awarded annually for the

best contribution to the Magazine sent by Members resident abroad,

as they are not eligible for the Medal. Many excellent papers have



