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Flora of British India.—The completion, by the issue of the 
twenty-second part, of this important gal ie ide to our know- 
ledge of the existing vegetation of the world was announced : 
above (pp. 205, 200). A general index ie the whole work was 
published in November last. 
Pelican.—The bv moz of Pelicanus onocrotalus poten to 
Kew in 1896 by the Zoological Society (K. B., 1896 p. 98) 
unfortunately diteumn baa to an incurable ee in the follow: ing 
winter e remaining bird, also of the same species, had been 
given to the Royal Gardens in 1890 by the late Lord Lilford. It 
had become extremely tame and a very popular pet with the 
visitors. 
Although from time to time feather-pinioned, during 1897 it 
eluded efforts to catch it. In October last it flew away to the 
Thames, and for some time established itself on the reservoir 
of the West Middlesex Waterworks, at Barnes. All attempts 
to recapture it were unfortunately unsuccessful. It was also 
heard of at s hal. It eventually left the Thames valley and 
flew southward 
Mr. D. N. Othey, of Blenheim gian. Robertsbridge, Sussex, 
was so good as to send to Kew the following “ cutting’ ' from the 
Ken $e Sussex Post of October 16, which records the fate of the 
Sotortunss ird. is will,at any rate, serve to commemorate 
the hospitality to an interesting visitor of Mr. Perey Tew, his 
game keeper, and the “ sagacious animal" Jock :— 
* On Saturday last a huge bird was seen in Brightling Park, and 
observed to settle in the Saw Mill pond and drink copiously, as 
though famished. It took little notice of persons watching it, and 
the keeper, Mr. Hewett, arriving shortly, shot it in the middle of 
the pond. On sending his dog to fetch it out, ‘Jock’ appeared to 
shy at such big game, but after a few minutes and plenty of 
encouragement the sagacious animal seized the bird by the neck, 
- PARI his body under it, swam ashore with it on his back, 
m o the amusement of those a witnessed it. The bird is 
a splendid Specimen of the pelican tribe, in ene. condition and 
plumag asuring.9 feet 10 inches from tip to tip of wings, 
5 feet 9 j fece from beak * tail, and 3 feet round the body. The 
bill was 15 inches in length and opened to a width of 17 inches. 
Weight 21 pounds. We hear the bird has been sent to Percy 
Tew, Esq., the owner of the park, who will no do ubt have it 
preserved as a curiosity, and certainly a rarity in "this part of the 
world." 
A portrait of the pelican was given in the Gentlewoman for 
November 13, from a photograph taken at Kew by Mr. Alfred 
Craske 
Importation of Canadian Fruit.— The exhibition of Colonial 
fruit at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in 1886, which was 
due to the initiative of the Royal Horticultural kane d led to the 
publication of a series of papers, the result of official enquiries 
directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in the Kew 
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