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Besides mentioning with approbation the "Audubon 

 Society " in the United States, the Report calls attention 

 to the existence of sister societies with similar objects in 

 South Australia and Central Queensland, so that the good 

 work is progressing in our colonies as well as in America. 



A nice series of " leaflets " issued by the Society (edited 

 by Mr. Dresser) contains excellent contributions from several 

 leading ornithologists. 



Ornithologists at work abroad. — Mr. W. G. Doggett wrote 

 from Entebbe (Nov. 5, 1902) that he was then preparing to 

 start for the southern frontier of Uganda to take up his 

 post as naturalist to the Anglo-German Boundary Com- 

 mission under Major Delrne Radciiffe. The expedition will 

 start from the shores of Lake Victoria at lat. 1° S., and 

 will define the boundary between Uganda and German East 

 Africa as far west as the Semliki River. In the Semliki 

 forest Mr. Doggett hopes to be able to obtain, besides a good 

 series of its birds, fresh specimens of Okapia jolmstoni, 

 w hich are much required in Europe. 



Mr. Ogilvie-Grant left England on the 14th of February 

 for Madeira, whence he intends to proceed on an orni- 

 thological foray to the Azores. He hopes to pick up any 

 crumbs in the way of birds that may be left after Mr. God- 

 man's researches in 1862, and to make investigations in 

 other departments of natural history. 



We learn from the ' Orn. Monatsberichte ' that Dr. Konig 

 of Bonn has left on a third ornithological expedition to 

 Egypt, and was at Port Said on January 3rd. On this 

 occasion he proposes to start with his caravan from Wadi 

 Haifa, and to devote his attention to Dongola, returning 

 from Khartoum in May. 



Our last letter from Mr. Michael J. Nicoll, naturalist 

 on board Lord Crawford's steam-yacht ' Valhalla/ R.Y.S., 

 was posted at Monte Video on January 11th. Mr. Aicoll had 

 landed at St. Paul's Rocks and Fernando Noronha and had 

 procured specimens at both places. At the latter island he 

 had obtained special leave to shoot from the governor and 



