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Correspondence.



starling never sings without displaying or posing, and he sings at any time

of year. The soaring of the skylark or tree pipit is a display, and not one

made exclusively in wooing; but instead of being a grotesque, it is a

graceful display, like the aerial gyrations of the diurnal raptores, and of

storks and others. G. A. Momber.



A CONSIGNMENT OF NEW GUINEA RARITIES.,



Sir, —I write to let you know that Mr. Goodfellow has returned from

New Guinea with the following, which are now in my aviaries in good

condition.



1 pair

3 S 2 ?

3 i 4 ?


i <?


2 pairs


I S

I


i pair

2 S I ¥

I


3


i pair


4

3


i


3


3



Blue Birds of Paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi).

Epimachus meyeri.


Astrarchia Stephanies.


Greater Bird of Paradise ( Paradisea apoda).


Superb Birds of Paradise.


Hunstein’s Bird of Paradise ( Diphyllodes hunsteini.

Lona inariae, young.


Ambylornis inornata.


A. subalaris.


Young Mountain Cassowary.


Victoria Tories ( Oreopsittacus gtandis).


Wilhelmina’s Lory.


Stella’s Lories.


Fair Lorikeets.


P'orsten’s Lorikeet,

curious Honey-eaters.


Palceornis longicauda.


E. J. Brook.



POST MORTEM EXAMINATIONS.



RULES.


Hacli bird must be forwarded, as soon after death as possible, carefully packed and post¬

age paid, direct to Mr Arthur Gill, tantieme, Bexley Heath, Kent, and must be

accompanied by a letter containing' the fullest particulars of the case, and a fee

of i/- for each bird If a reply by post is required a fee of 2/6 must be enclosed.

Domestic poultry, pigeons and Canaries can only be reported on by post.


Owing to a regrettable accident—the illness of Mr. Gill—the post-mortem

reports have not come to hand in time to go in before.


June and July, answered by post:


W. H. St. Quintin, Esq. ; The Hon. Lady Harvey; Mrs. Noble; Mrs. Lee.


Arthur Giud, M.R.C.V.S.



