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June zqth. Two young ringed plovers (sgiatttis hiaticula), one 

 dead, received from Cumberland. 



June $vth. Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax} and golden eagle (Aquila 

 chrysaetus) from Abyssinia received on approval from Jamrach. 



I kept the tawny eagle, which is a fine bird of the light brown, 

 race, very much resembling the most recently received of the two 

 already here, and the light-coloured bird of Wolfs plate in the Ibis. 

 Jamrach declared that this bird came to him from North Africa, 

 probably Morocco. I returned the golden eagle, as I do not want 

 one of that species ; this was a remarkably large, strong young bird 

 with pure white tarsi. 



July ist. Australian maned goose <$ (Bernida jubata] died in 

 good condition. This bird was one of a pair purchased last year 

 from Jamrach ; they had both done remarkably well in the new 

 aviary, feeding chiefly on the grass growing therein. I suspect that 

 the commencement of the moult was the cause of death. 



July yd. Great bustard cT (Otis tarda) died after long weakness. 

 This was one of a consignment received some years ago from Seville, 

 and presented by me to W. H. St. Quintin ; it was injured when it 

 arrived, and St. Quintin, after keeping it for a year or more, sent 

 it back to me, rather than kill it, in October 1890. It did well 

 here, but was always weakly on the legs from an injury to the ribs, 

 and probably to the vertebrae, on the journey from Spain, though it 

 fed well, moulted clean every year, and was impudently tame and 

 pugnacious. 



Woodpigeons (cf. antea) have hatched out one young bird. % 



July 6th. Little bitterns (Ardetta minutd). Three very young, 

 received from Castang. 



July 8/A. Australian crane (cf. antea) died after failing for some 

 time. 



Great white Siberian cranes (Grus leucogeranus) in pinetum, 

 reported by Cosgrave to be suffering from the excessive heat more 

 than any other birds in the collection. 



July \\th. Bearded vulture (cf. antea). Very fine young bird 

 received from Malaga. 



