Pi'lO Lotfcra^ Ewfracts, and Notes. [Ibis, 



of llio rare Wood Ibis [Laniprihis rul/isc/i'i/di) from Prince's 

 Island, which lias been recently ronanicd, and of which we 

 do not possess a single specimen in l*]ngland. Mr. Lowe also 

 hopes to ascend the Senegal river and to make collections in 

 the interesting country between Dagana and Kayes, and, if 

 circumstances permit, he will visit certain islands of the 

 Cape Vcrdc group, fi-om the study of which, we believe, there 

 is still nnu'h to be learnt. Provided the necessary funds 

 are available, the authorities of the Natural History Museum 

 hope to avail themselves to the fnll of Cajjtain Dane's kind- 

 ness ami to keep Mr. Lowe at work in the field for a year or 

 two. In that case, extremely valuable collcctious should 

 be obtained for the National Collection and our knowledge 

 of the West African Ornis greatly increased. We under- 

 stand that as the eollecitions are sent home to tlie British 

 Museum they will be placed in the hands of Mr, D. A. 

 l^aniicrman for determination, and that the results will be 

 published, in due course, in the pages of 'The Ibis.'' We 

 wish INIr. Tjowe the very best of Inck in his important 

 undertaking ; no better naturalist or collector could have 

 bccm chosen for the work. 



jNIr. P)avid A. Hannennai. s leaving l-lngland on the 

 10th of January on an expedition on behalf of the British 

 Museum (Natural History). He is proceeding first to 

 Gi'an Canaria, where ]\c ho})es to obtain a series of the rare 

 Partridge (Cticcobis rtifa australis). From (iran Canaria he 

 intends to visit Palma and will camp with his wife in that 

 island for a month, thence proceeding to the islands of 

 Gomera, Uierro, and Tenerife. While in the last-mentioned 

 island he will pay special attention to the desert fauna 

 of the southern coast and hopes to have an opportunity of 

 ascending the famous Peak (L2,.20O feet). This expedition 

 will complete his Ornithological Survey of the entire group, 

 and the collection of Canarian birds in the British iNInseuni 

 will then be unrivalled. 



From the Canary Islands, Mi'. Bannerman intends, if he 

 can get a boat, to go down the West Afrii'an coast to Senegal 



