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nest in. In this aviary the birds may be observed under conditions 

 as nearly natural as it is possible to make them. Paddling about in 

 the shallows may be seen Buffs, Godwits, Avocets, Ringed Plovers, and 

 Knots ; a Swallow circles gracefully over the pond, and Turtle-Doves 

 coo from the bushes. 



So far as the collection of birds is concerned, the most important 

 additions are a magnificent cock Ostrich from Somaliland, one of 

 Hagenbeck's birds, which has recently been on exhibition at the 

 Crystal Palace ; and a series of small birds, including Blue and Maroon 

 Tanagers, Guiana Love-birds, and two Guiana Tree-Ducks, all from 

 British Guiana, and presented by Mr. E. W. Harper, F.Z.S. By a 

 curious coincidence we have also received a pair of Oriental Tree- 

 Ducks (Dendrocygna major), presented by Mr. W. Jamrach. The 

 breeding and hatching of Screamers, which has only been achieved in 

 our Gardens, and for the first time on record last year, is becoming 

 quite a common occurrence. The pair have just hatched off their 

 second lot of eggs, namely, four in number, this season in the Great 

 Aviary. 



R. I. P. 



