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brought into order, and illustrated by an excellent series of 

 coloured plates, drawn by one of the best bird-artists of the 

 present day. We thank Mr. Godman for his valuable 

 contribution to our Science. 



Another piece of good work which is now finished is 

 Mr. Ogilvie-Grant's account of the Birds of the Ruwenzori 

 Expedition, which will shortly appear in the ' Transactions ' 

 of the Zoological Society of Loudon, and will form part of 

 volume xix., which will contain a complete account of the 

 Ruwenzori Expedition. Mr. Ogilvie- Grant, who was the 

 originator and founder of this most successful enterprise, will 

 be glad to get this heavy piece of work off his shoulders in 

 order to organize the new and still more serious expedition 

 into the unknown interior of Dutch New Guinea, of which, 

 as we all are aware, he is also the originator. I am pleased 

 to be able to say that his grand scheme for the exploration 

 of the Charles Louis Mountain-range has met with universal 

 approval, and has received such an amount of support as 

 will justify the starting of the Expedition, though I have no 

 doubt that its Treasurer (Mr. C. E. Eagan) will be glad to 

 receive further financial assistance to enable the Expedition 

 to continue its work in the field. 



Another very remarkable ornithological enterprise of the 

 present day is the successful importation of living Paradise- 

 birds into England, and the discovery that, so far from being 

 tender and unable to bear the severities of the English 

 climate, many of these splendid birds readily adapt them- 

 selves to captivity, and not only thrive in cages, but can 

 be induced to exhibit their nuptial " display " in this 

 country. Several careful collectors, amongst whom I may 

 mention Mr. Walter Goodfellow, Mr. C. B. Horsbrugh, and 

 Mr. W. Stalker, have made special visits to the Australian 

 Colony of Papua (as British New Guinea is now called) 

 in order to obtain living Paradise-birds for our enthusiastic 

 Aviculturists. The expenses of the two last-named gentle- 

 men were defrayed by Sir William Ingram, who takes such 

 a keen interest in aviculture, and the New Bird-house in the 

 Zoological Society's Gardens holds numerous proofs of his 

 successful efforts. As will be seen by the subjoined list, there 



