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Rock, and tlie bird cliH's of Bonaventura, wliere six or 

 seven tliousand Solans still breed. All these Cauadiau 

 sanctuaries are in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and no doubt 

 they stood in much need of legal protection/' 



Oological Dinner. 



The fifth annual Oological dinner will be held on 

 ^Vednesd;iy, 10 September, 1919, The principal feature 

 of the exhibit in connection with this dinner will be the 

 eggs of the Warblers. 



Gentlemen wisiiing to attend are invited to send their 

 names to the Hon. Sec, Clifford Borrer, 1 Fleet Street, 

 Ltnidon, E.G. 4. 



The Selous Collections. 



From 'Nature' we learn that Mrs. Selous has presented 

 to the Natural History INIuseum Captain F. C. Selous's 

 collection of big game trophies as well as the collection of 

 European birds^ eggs. This last is most valuable, as every 

 clutch was taken by Captain Selous liimself and is lal)elled 

 must carefully with exact date and locality. The collection 

 will in due course be removed from Worplesdon to South 

 Kensington. 



Ornithologists Abroad. 



We hear that Captain Hubert Lynes is on the slopes of 

 the Atlas in Morocco and has made some interesting orni- 

 thological discoveries. Mr. Witherby is shortly leaving for 

 the Balearic Islands, and Dr. Hartert is collecting in Spain. 



From the ' Tim'es ' we learn that Captain Court-Treatt, 

 of the Bird-room of the Natural History Museum, is the 

 leader of the party of airmen engaged in laying out a flying 

 route between Bulawayo and Cape Town ; while Mr. Guy 

 Shortridge, tlie well-known collector, who has also been 



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