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Platks: Eagles Soaring — Pigeons and Gulls, showing right and left 
wing's, giviinig didcrent strokes — Pigeon using tail for main- 
tenance of flight. Pigeon Gliding and Gulls gliding^Pigeoiis 
showing phases of the wing-stroke in series — GuUs Fiying — 
Pigeons Starting" Plight, Pigeon llising. Herring Gulls Start- 
ing — Pigeons and Gulls, showing methods of steering — Pigeons 
alighting and checking speed— Photos of wing, flight, ami tail- 
featiiers. — Photos of different types of wings — Photos of Gulls 
with motionless wings following steamer. 
Vo all interested in birds we cordially commend this interest- 
ing and lucidly written book. See prospectus in this issue. 
Report ol' the Giza Zoological Gardexs, 1911: This re- 
port is very comprehensive, giving full and interesting, and com- 
parative statistics, which ably demonstrate the progress made and 
the thoroughness of the organization. The year 1911 was a record 
one as to numbers, and the death rate lower than at any previous 
period. The birds numbered 988 at the annual stock-taking and 
are a comprehensive series. Bi-eeding results among the birds were 
not many but the year was not favourable — wind, sand and dust 
storms, also earthquake shocks, and very many natural enemies 
abound as well. We note two Black -cheeked Lovebirds, and a 
Java Sparrow wei'e reared, while Senegal Stone Curlews and Buff- 
fcacked Herons hatched out but did not rear their young. 
Some beautiful photo-reproductions materially add to the 
interest of the report. 
Editorial. 
Nesting Notes: The season promises to be a very 
early one and a good start has been made in many aviaries. 
Lady Edith Douglas Pennant has had a young Palm 
Tanager (T. palmarum) hatched out in her aviary, which lived 
for ten days, it was then a very fat, well developed youngster, 
and nearly fledged, but, it was found dead on the ground at 
some distance from the nest, evidently having Taeen fetched out 
by some other bird. A separate Tanager aviary has now been 
arranged, and the Palm Tanagers are nesting again. Her 
cross-mated White, and Black-backed Crows have again nested 
and laid a clutch of three eggs, but, as last year, the eggs 
were infertile. 
In Mr. Shore -Baily's aviaries, Alexandra Parrakeets; 
Rosella x Mealy Rosella Parrakeets; two pairs Black-cheeked 
Lovebirds; Violet, Crested, and Brush Bronze -wing Doves are 
busily engaged incubating clutches of eggs. 
In my own aviaries Bronze Mannikins have reared 
