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The London house cat is troublesome enough here, but the

authorities at Giza have a much more formidable foe in the wild

Jungle Cat, (Felis chans), a powerful animal which, during the

year carried off quite a number of birds, not to mention four young

goats. Hence it is not surprising perhaps to find that the list of

mammals bred in the Gardens is much longer than the list of

young birds reared. The latter indeed only contains two Black¬

cheeked Lovebirds, one Java Sparrow and several Turtle Doves

of sorts, though several others were hatched, notably two Senegal

Stone Curlews and two Buff-backed Herons.


The Report is illustrated with several excellent photo¬

graphs. D. S-S.



REVUE FRANCAISE D’ORNITHOLOGIES

5


It is impossible in the space at our disposal to mention in

full the numerous interesting notes and articles in the three

numbers of this journal under review.


There can be no doubt that French ornithologists are

beginning to bestir themselves and we may soon hope to have

more precise knowledge of the birds to be found in their

country. Dr. Delmas concludes his Catalogue of the Birds of

l’Aveyron, and M. Babin gives a list of the Birds of the Canton

de Nemours, while other notes dealing with the native fauna

include an article by M. de Dumas on the food of the Hone}’

Buzzard, and migration notes on Swallows, Martins and Cross¬

bills. The B'rench Colonies are represented by articles on

Tunisian birds and on the Tailor Bird (with black and white

plate) from Cochin China. Two articles deal more especially

with Aviculture, one 011 an Ostrich farm in Madagascar and the

other on the breeding of Egrets in the Jardin des Plantes. We

heartily recommend this Journal to British Ornithologists who

will find in it many valuable notes about the birds in which they

are most interested.



* Revue F?-atifaise d’Ornithologie. Monthly — January, February, April.

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