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In the May number of the Journal Mr. Seth-Smith describes his 

 visit to Brisbane. He deals with the railway journey from Sydney, 

 and speaks enthusiastically of the beauty of the Darling Downs. 

 In the Botanic Gardens at Brisbane the visitor " watched with 

 much delight a lovely Blood-red Honey-eater {Myzomela sangnino- 

 lenta) sucking at the flowers (of a scarlet hibiscus) and liying from 

 one to another, almost putting the brilliant flowers themselves in 

 the shade by his brilliance." He visited the Museum, and was 

 not well pleased with the arrangement of some of the cases. 



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Arbor and Bird Day in South Australia. — A supplement 

 to The Education Gazette of South Australia, August, 1910, deals 

 with Bird and Arbor Day. Reference is made to school bird 

 protection clubs, the plume sales in London, the action taken in 

 England by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, &c. 

 Dr. A. M. Morgan contributes an interesting lesson on " The Bird's 

 Egg," Mr. Robert Crompton writes on " Where to Find Birds' 

 Nests," and Mr. A. G. Edquist deals with " The Destruction of 

 Birds." The articles are brightly written, and calculated to 

 interest children in bird-life and lead them to a right attitude in 

 relation to the species that should be protected. A number of 

 half-tone illustrations, from photos, by Mr. Edquist, enhance the 

 attractiveness of the publication. A copy of the Birds Pro- 

 tection Act 1900 is also included as a supplement to The Education 

 Gazetie for loth August, 1910. 



The July issues of The Children s Hour (a school paper) contain 

 special Bird and Arbor Day matter. Mr. J. W. Mellor, A.O.U., 

 contributes an illustrated article, entitled " Our Native Birds and 

 their Food." " Much," he writes, " has still to be learnt about 

 the feeding habits of Australian birds before we know all the good 

 or harm our birds do in seeking their food." A lesson on "The 

 Mallee-Hen or Native Pheasant " appears in the Hour for Class II., 

 also simple stories about a Swallow and a Dove. Capt. S. A. 

 White, A.O.U., in the issue for Classes IV. and V., writes about 

 the Pelican and its ways. He expresses the hope that " Australia 

 will not allow the Pelicans that are left in our land to be destroyed, 

 but that it will act soon, or, as in America, it may be almost too 

 late to save these noble and quaint birds from being exterm- 

 inated." The birds of South Australia have good friends, who 

 are concerning themselves for their preservation. Mr. A. G. 

 Edquist contributes to the same number of The Children's Hour 

 an open letter to boys and girls on the Children's Bird Protection 

 Club. 



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Notes on Birds-of-Paradise. — Mr. Walter Goodfellow, who 

 has had enviable experiences among New Guinea birds, commences 

 in the July, 1910, number of The Avicidtural Magazine a series of 

 articles which promises to be of great interest and value. He has 

 succeeded in bringing living specimens of several species of these 



