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one of the screeching " of Gulls, and another note some- 
what similar to that of a Curlew ; when disturbed they 
gave vent to a harsh note several times repeated . N^ear 
by I saw a pair of Indian Coursers (Cursorius coromanddi- 
cus) which were probably breeding, but I could find no 
nest 
On the way home my attention was attracted by the 
tremendous excitement of two Red -wattled Lapwings, which, 
on investigation, proved to be mobbing an Eagle (Aquiln 
vifidhiana) . He rose from the ground pursued by the Lap- 
wings, and I found that he had been at a nest of a pair 
of the irate birds. The three fresh eggs had all been broken 
into, and their contents partly devoured. 
The grass jungle was full of Bed Avadavats (Spurfirgin- 
thus amandava). Weavers (Ploceus hayn). Blue-cheeked Bee- 
eaters (Merops pcrsicvs). Little Green Bee-eaters (M. viri- 
■ dis), and Wren -Warblers, while now and again a Crow 
Pheasant or Coucal (Ceviropvs sinemis) would show it- 
self. At the edge of the water I flushed a single belated 
Sandpiper, (probabl}- Tofanvs glareola). 
In some low bush jungle I came upon a number of 
small Larks which proved to be the Singing Bush Lark 
(Mirafra cantillans) ; and close by flushed a Ijittle Button 
Quail (Turnix dussnmieri) in practically the same, place 
where I found it on May 3rd ; yet it did not appear to 
be a breeding bird . 
Ef.r.\ti"M . Ap^-il 10.— Page 203, line 3, after " Two other parties," 
Insert: of Waders ccnsistcd probably of Btiffs and Tieniea. 
There were signs of migration of the larger ivatvr, and then 
read straight on . 
♦ 
Bringing Home Foreign Birds. 
By W. A. Bainhiudge. 
Our esteemed Editor has asked me to write a short account of 
the few birds I brought back with mc from Australia ; considering Ihe 
weather to-day, 88degs. in the shade, it would have been much more 
ap])ropriate if he had asked me to have something long and cool in a 
glass, but he didn't, so I write this instead [So easy to have enjoyed 
both. Ed.]. 
1 will preface my remarks by stating that I voyaged in and 
out by the same boat, so that my stays at the respective ports were 
very short ones . 
I arrived in Australia, and at once began a feverish search 
for ran^ birds. My first enquiry was for Parrot Finches, and frantic 
wire-1 were despatched in vain. I missed a large number at Sydney 
