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Gulls, Cormorants, Gannets, Herons, Choughs, and such like, all

of which appear to be extremely happy in their spacious abode.


Several very interesting birds have recently been added to

the collection. Our esteemed member Mr. E. W. Harper, who

formerly presented a large number of rare Indian birds to the

Society, has lately sent a consignment of birds from British

Guiana, of which the following are new to the collection: i

Yellow-breasted Sugar-bird ( Certhiola chloropygia ), 4 Blue Tana-

gers ( Tanagra episcopus), 4 Maroon Tauagers ( Ramphoccelus

japaca), 2 Guiana Parrotlets (Psiitacula guianensis'), and 2

Guiana Tree-Ducks ( Dendrocygna discolor). Two other birds

which are new to the collection may be mentioned, namely a

Penduline Tit (ZEgithalus pendidinus) from China, deposited on

July 28th, and a Streaked Laughing - Thrush ( Trochalopterum

lineatum ) presented on August iStli by Mr. R. Phillipps.


The Screamers in the Eastern Aviary recently hatched

four chicks, all of which unfortunately died. I11 the Western

Aviary a pair of Imperial Fruit Pigeons {Carpophaga hisularis')

have hatched a young bird which appears to be doing well (Sept.

5th) and the same may be said of a young Nicobar Pigeon in the

same aviary.


A very notable and satisfactory event is the hatching of

a brood of eight Rheas in one of the Paddocks adjoining the

Ostrich House. Last year two hybrids between the Common

a ' Darwin’s Rhea were hatched in an incubator, but both soon

died ; the present brood has been incubated in the natural way

by the male bird, and there should be no difficulty in rearing

them successfully.—D. S.-S.



THE GIZA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.


The Director of these Gardens sends ns a list of some important

additions to the menagerie. Some members of the Staff of these Gardens

left Cairo for the Sudan 011 May 10th, last, and returned on August loth

with about fifty mammals (including three African Elephants, one Giraffe,

and fifteen Lions), sixty-five birds, and fourteen reptiles.


Among the birds special mention must be made of two Senegal, or

Saddle-billed Storks {Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis ) from the Sobat River,

presented by the Rev. Dr. H. T. Maclaughlan, of the American Mission.



