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of typical S. camelus. The eggs are mostly hatched in an 

 incubator. The Director of the Nice Ostrich-farm is Mr. W. 

 S. Beltield. "We believe that this is the first Ostrich-farm 

 established in Europe, and heartily wish it success. 



The Philadelphian Collection of Birds. — The Report of the 

 Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia for 1902 gives 

 a good account of the condition and prospects of its celebrated 

 collection of birds, which is now, we believe, mainly under 

 the care of Mr. Witmer Stone. About one-half the mounted 

 series has been re-arranged in systematic order on the " new 

 ornithological floor/' after having been carefully examined 

 by the taxidermist and properly labelled. The large " study 

 collection" in skins has been likewise well attended to. 

 Among the important additions received during the past year 

 have been a series from Sumatra collected and presented by 

 Mr. A. C. Harrison and Dr. H. M. Hiller, a set of Galapagan 

 birds obtained by purchase, and a good series of New-Mexican 

 birds collected by Mr. Relin. 



The Hart Museum, Christchurch. — We are pleased to learn 

 from 'The Standard' of June 8th that the Hart Museum 

 of Birds at Christchurch is likely to find a permanent home 

 at Bournemouth. 'The Standard' makes the following 

 remarks : — 



" All visitors to Christchurch who are interested in matters 

 ornithological know the well-stocked Museum which stands 

 about half-way between the railway station and the famous 

 Abbey. Everybody with even an elementary acquaintance 

 with local avifaunas knows that this museum contains one 

 of the best collections of birds ever got together and set up 

 by one man from a single district. In some respects it may 

 be said to resemble the museum on the Dyke-road, at 

 Brighton, for the late E. T. Booth shot the specimens and 

 mounted them himself, and he is said to have been 'the 

 first to exhibit not merely a collection of stuffed birds, but 



