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approached by man, would throw up the undigested portion of its 

 last meal of flesh or fish, which was immediately devoured by the 

 vultures. 



Common heron (Ardea cinered) from South Africa (?), received on* 

 approval from Cross and returned. 



January \6th. Manchurian crane (Grus viridirostris), one of 

 several that have been here for some years, which had been ailing 

 for some months," died, and was sent by express desire to Bowdler 

 Sharpe, of South Kensington Museum. 



I find these most beautiful birds as a rule hardy, and amongst 

 the most tame of the family, of which I possess every known 

 species, except the wattled crane (Grus carunculatus), alive. 



Grey eagle owl (Bubo cineraceus) that had lived here for more 

 than twenty years, purchased from Jamrach, died. 



January zoth. An Indian bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) died, 

 apparently of old age. 



La Marmora's falcon (Falco eleonora) died of frounce. This bird, 

 perfect in plumage, and by far the most beautiful of many of its 

 species that I have kept alive here, was bought last year of William 

 Blake of Ross, Herefordshire, through an advertisement in the 

 Bazaar^ sent to me by Lieut-Colonel E. Butler. It had been 

 obtained two years ago by the present vendor from a London 

 dealer, and in all probability came originally from Morocco. 



Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes). Four received from Castang. 



January 2^th. Marbled duck (Anas angustirostris) died. Thjs 

 is the second that I have lost out of a consignment from Andalucia 

 received in the summer of 1892 the first of their species, as I 

 have reason to believe, that have ever reached this country alive. 

 The species is, however, common enough as a summer visitor to 

 the marisma of the Guadalquivir, where it breeds, and was more 

 than usually abundant in 1892, after the subsidence of the great 

 floods of January and February. 



January 26th. Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) received from W. 

 Blake, of Ross. The vendor informs me that this bird, which is 



