both interesting birds of their kind, I was unable to find, the

Duck Ponds being somewhat extensive, and at this time of the

year, rather overgrown ; in my search however I came across a

nice brood of young Pintail, and on one of the small ponds,

some very nice specimens of Boers Duck ( Fuligula bceri).


The Angolan Vultures, in very bad condition, are now in

the Kites’ Aviary, behind the Eagles’ cages, but are not worth a

visit. In the Western Aviary, the Yellow-bellied Liothrix and

Mountain Witch-Doves are perhaps the most interesting of the

new arrivals; among the other nice birds in the same Aviary is

a Roller, which I think came in last month, and a nice lot of the

various Weaver Birds in full plumage, the most noticeable of

which was the Golden-backed Weaver Bird, in superb trim. Of

the other orders in the same aviary, a pair of Australian Rails

(Rallies pectoralis') and some Common Sandpipers ( Tot anus hypo-

leucus ) were in lovely plumage and condition.


The Storks were not apparently successful in their nesting

operations, as they were both w T andering round their paddock

looking very disconsolate.


The only Gulls which appear to have hatched in the Gull-

ponds were a pair of Great Black-backs, which were about half

grown, and looked very pretty chasing their parents round the

pond. In the Great Aviary, opposite the Eastern Aviary, a pair

of Jamieson’s Gulls are being successfully brought up, while

young Ibises are to be seen all over the aviary ; a pair of Night

Herons are also sitting, but, so I was informed, are not likely to

hatch.


The one exception referred to at the beginning of this

paper is the arrival (not mentioned in the list) of five Gentoo

Penguins ( Pygosceles tceniatus ) from the Falkland Isles; they are

placed near the Emperor Penguin (wdio, by the way, still con¬

tinues well), and the Sea Dion. They are like most Penguins, a

plain-coloured bird, dark slate above and snowy-white below,

and appear to have stood their journey w 7 ell, but were rather

unhappy in the present heat.



CORRESPONDENCE.



A PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE SCOPE OF THE MAGAZINE.


Sir, —Permit me to enter my protest against the suggested alteration,

in Magazine. We are a Society of avicnlturists, not fanciers. I cannot

conceive liow the Canary fancy can be termed aviculture in any sense—

therefore, to be consistent, if we admit them to the Magazine it seems to

me we must alter the name both of Society and Magazine; and cannot but



