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Terns of Killala Bay," -with particular reference to the Sandwich Tern 

 {Sterna cantiacd), a colony of which he discovered breeding at Cloona 

 Lough in 1857 ; this being the same colony which removed in 1858 to 

 Eathrouyeen Lough, where it still exists in increased numbers. 



The Rbntgen " X " ray photograph which we are able to present to our 

 readers this month was taken from a dead example of the species mentioned 

 (Turtur risorius), which had escaped from its cage and been killed by the cat. 

 The bird showed no external signs of injury, saving a slight puncture on the 

 breast. The excellent result shown was obtained by Messrs. Newton and 

 Co. by the aid of one of their special " focus " tubes. It will be observed 

 that the shafts of the wiDg and tail quills are distinctly visible. 



Our valued friend and correspondent, Mr. W. J. C. Miller, contributes 

 to the " Educational Times " for June, 1896, an interesting article on his 

 observations of the gulls and other birds in St. James's Park during the past 

 winter and early spring. It is entitled " Nature Studies in London." 



Messrs. A. B. Meyer and L. W. Wiglesworth's magnificent " Birds of 

 Celebes and the Neighbouring Islands," to be published by Messrs. II. 

 Friedlander and Sohn, of Berlin, will be a history of the birds cf Celebes and 

 the surrounding islands, such as Talaut, Sangi, Sula, Togian, Saleyer, and, 

 geographically, it will adjoin and form a western continuation of Count 

 Salvadori's famous " Ornitologia della Papuasia e delle Molucche." About 

 350 species will be treated of, and of these 50 or 60, most of which have 

 not yet been figured, will be represented on about forty plates. A series of 

 maps will illustrate the geographical distribution of certain genera, the 

 meteorological conditions of the archipelago, &c. 



In "Nature Notes" for June, " G. H. P. B." gives a brief account of a 

 visit to the well-known " Wideawake Fair " (the breeding resort of Sterna 

 fuliginosa') at the island of Ascension. 



The " Memoir of the late John Henry Gurney," by Thomas Southwell, 

 F.Z.S. (reprinted, with some revisions, from the " Transactions of the 

 Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society," vol. v.), pays fitting tribute to 

 the memory of that justly-famed Norfolkshire naturalist, who passed away 

 on the 20th of April, 1890, in his 71st year. 



In the " Naturalist's Journal" for June Mr. S. L. Mosley, in combating 

 our criticism of his " Annotated Catalogue of British Birds " (supra, p. 59), 

 says that " in both the ariangement and nomenclature used we were advised 

 by one of our best ornithologists, who for 75 years had been an ardent 

 student of bird-life, and well able to give an opinion." He does not favour 

 us with the name of this " best ornithologist," but, whoever he was, we take 

 the liberty of saying that a man who includes a number of such widely- 

 divergent genera as Erithacvs, Ruticilla, Pratincola, Saxicola, Locustella, Sylvia, 

 Daulias, Phylloscopus, and MelizopMlus, in one grand jumble of Sylvia, is not 



