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tliought of a speedy return thereto, even though it involves a 

 separation from the civilized world for a good many months. 

 We probably leave Rio in the course of ten days and proceed 

 southwards, calling at Monte Video on our way. As we shall 

 spend some days there, I hope to be able to go up the river to 

 Buenos Ayres, to call on Prof. Burmeister, and see the Museum. 

 I sent off nearly all my specimens by H.M.S. ' Megsera' about a 

 month ago, and among them a case of bird-skins *. They are not 

 so well prepared as I could have desired ; but as ornithology is 

 only one of the many branches of science that I have been occu- 

 pied with, I could not bestow so much attention on the subject as 

 I should have done had it been my sole task. Further, there are 

 many difficulties in connexion with scientific work carried on 

 on board ship, though I am singularly fortunate as regards the 

 Captain of this vessel and several of my companions. One great 

 drawback is the want of books, as, with the very small space at 

 my disposal, I can only accommodate a very limited supply. 

 Believe me, &c., 



Robert 0. Cunningham. 



October 23rd, 1867. 



Sir, — It is well known to ornithologists that the species of 

 Sea-Eagle which inhabits Great Britain has a very wide geogra- 

 phical range, extending westward as far as Greenland, and cast- 

 ward probably as far as Japan, but certainly to the adjacent 

 coasts of Asia. I am not, however, aware that its nidification 

 has hitherto been observed on the eastern coasts of Asia, and 

 therefore think the following may be worth recording. 



In the year 18G3, the crew of a British vessel were employed 

 to fell some timber at Hornet Bay, Noohookai Harbour, on the 

 coast of Mantchouria, about lat. 41° N., and long. 136° E. 

 One of the trees so felled contained an Eagle's nest, in which 

 were two Eaglets, which were sent to England, and very kindly 

 presented to me by the gentleman into whose hands they 

 came. 



• [These specimens have safely arriAed, and we have handed them 

 over to Messrs. Sclater and Salvin, who have kindly promised to draw up 

 a list of them for publication. — Ed.] 



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