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fulviis ), and here and there a Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). Kites

and Crows were numerous. We landed in the afternoon at an

Arab village, and later, saw again the huge flocks of goats which

we noticed on our way south. Also we passed a large drove of

camels, probably numbering fifty or more, coming down to water.

We arrived at “ Gordon’s tree” and tied up there for the night.


Feb. 23rd. We landed at Khartum for breakfast. I spent

a couple of days in Khartum, making arrangements for the ship¬

ment of my small collection of native curios to England, and

then started north again across Nubia bound for Luxor.


This concludes the narrative of my journey on the White

Nile. I may add that the diary was not kept with any view to

future publication, but, 011 showing it to some friends, they gave

it as their opinion that it might prove of general interest; I

have, therefore, given it just as it was written on board, exclud¬

ing only those parts which had no bearing on natural history.



WINTERING CRANES IN NEW ENGLAND.


By J. L. Phillips.


It might interest some of the readers of the Avicultural

Magazine to hear about my experience with Cranes in this cold

climate. We have had here at Wenliam, eight Demoiselle, two

Sams, two Manchurians, two Asiatic White, and two European

Cranes. The latter two species were only acquired in January,

1912.


I started by wintering Cranes in a barn, but was advised

by Mr. G. O. Tilley of Darien, Connecticut, to winter them out¬

side. I took his advice in part, though our winters here are

much more severe than in Eastern Connecticut, and kept out

this winter without any shelter other than some small Aibor

vilces, two Asiatic Whites, two Demoiselles, and two Europeans.


The Sarus and the Manchurians were driven into a small

shed at night, but on the whole did not seem any the better for it.

The rest of the Demoiselles were wintered with other Water Fowl

in fairly comfortable quarters. One Sarus (Eastern race) died of

a general suppuration of the joints and tendons of the legs and

feet. He was lame for some time, and had I known what I know



