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Editorial. 
Editorial. 
A New Bulbul at the London Zoo : In The Field for 
October 1st Mr. Seth Smith describes a new bnlbul from 
^'unnan, illustrating his notes thereupon by a photograph of the 
bird. From this we have made a rough sketch (figured herewith) 
with our apologies and thanks to the editors and photographer. 
The photo-reproduction, but for the absence of the face-mask, 
might at first sight l)e mistaken for a Virginian CarcHnal, and 
it is apparently a bird of somewhat similar form. It has been 
presented to the Zoological Society by Mr. J. D. La Touche on 
his return from Yunnan. As we have not seen the bird we are 
making an extract from Mr. Seth-Smith's note in llic Field. 
" The l'"inch-l)illf(l LSulbiil {Spici.viis caiiifrons) l)(.'l()nj;'s to a genus 
containing- only three species, which are remarkable on account of the 
short, finch-like hill, which is totally unlike that of the other bulbuls. . . . 
It is about 8^in. in length; the prevailing colour being greenish, the fore- 
head ashy-grey, the lores and hinder part of the crown black, and the 
underparts yellowish. The head is furnished with a thick, upstanding 
crest.'' 
This rare bird is not only new to the Zoo collection, but 
is, we believe, the first living specimen to reach this country. 
Another rarity, presented by the same donor, is the White- 
winged Mynah {Spodiof'sar Dicmoricolus), it is somewhat 
similar to the Malabar Mynah (.V. nialabarica), but differs there- 
from in its paler colouration and prominent white wing patch. 
Apparently the first living" specimen to reach this country. 
King Pf.nguin {A ptenotydcs pciiinuiti) : Most of us are 
accjuainted with this fine species by our visits to the aoo. Few 
of our members have kept Penguins, but our president has kept 
the conmion Black-footed Penguin (.S phciiisciis dcnicr.uis) and 
her birds were described in an illustrated article in an early vol. 
of Bird Notes. This species has been bred on several occasions 
at the London Zoo. The King Penguin has been exhibited 
there more than once, but the pleasing photos illustrating this 
note were taken by the late Lt. F. Dawson Smith at the Edin- 
burgh Zoo, where, we believe, young have been successfully 
reared. The King Penguin is a larger and finer bird than 
S. doiicrsiis. has a longer bill and orange-yellow chest. It 
