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Since this letter was received Dr. Annandale has kindly 

 sent us a coloured sketch of the head of this specimen. We 

 agree with him that it represents a not quite adult example 

 of Cijgnus musicus, and Mr. Dresser, who has examined the 

 sketch, is of the same opinion. The Wild Swan of Seistan is, 

 therefore, so far as we can say at present, Cyynus musicus. 



Mr. IVoosnam's Expedition to Ruwenzori. — Since the issue 

 of our last number (see above, p. 400) good accounts have 

 been received of Mr. Woosnanr's Expedition to Ruwenzori, 

 where a permanent camp had. been established at a height of 

 about 6000 feet. A letter from Mr. Carruthers, dated 

 " Feb. 4th, Pinnacle Camp, Ruwenzori," says " everything 

 is progressing well : the collection (of birds and mammals) 

 is nearing one thousand specimens obtained in five weeks' 

 collecting. Butterflies, moths, and beetles (besides) are 

 pouring in, and our Doctor is putting together a good series 

 of plants. We continue to have lovely weather, very little 

 rain, and we hope that this may last another month at least." 



Mr. Carruthers gives some account of an excursion up the 

 mountain to the foot of the glacier, in which the party seems 

 to have followed the trail made by Messrs. Maddox, Tegart, 

 and Grauer (described in a letter to ' The Times ' of April 

 14th last), and to have reached a height of about 14,000 feet. 

 About 60 specimens of birds and mammals had been obtained, 

 and amongst them was "a gorgeous Sun-bird, with a tail 

 eight inches long, which haunts the valley just below the 

 glacier." The explorers believe that this " is an entirely new 

 bird." 



We see that Mr. Woosnam and Mr. Carruthers have 

 further distinguished themselves by making the first ascent 

 of Ruwenzori (see ' Times/ June 1st, 1906). 



Return of the ' Valhalla! — The Earl of Crawford's steam- 

 yacht the ' Valhalla/ R.Y.S., reached Cowes Roads on her 

 return voyage on May 13th. After leaving Cape Town on 



