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common to the African forest region and Indo-Malaya, and that 
the pottos of the one tract are represented by the lorises of 
the other. The discovery that so many of the African types 
formerly supposed to be confined to the West Coast really 
range far to the east has, of course, greatly simplified the 
distributional problem. R. L.’ 
HONEY GUIDES 
It is well known the Indicator bird or honey guide will lead 
people to bees’ nests ; this in itself is most interesting, but every 
native tribe in this country, as well as in South Africa, holds 
the belief that these birds will also lead one to dangerous animals 
and to snakes. 
There is no record of this being corroborated by European 
observation, and it would be interesting if any member who has 
had an experience of this alleged action were to send in an 
account of it. Editor. 
NOTES BY THE HONORARY SECRETARY 
On the evening of Thursday, June 28, Mr. Cherry Kearton 
very kindly gave a cinematograph exhibition in the Railway 
Institute in aid of the funds of the Society. 
In addition to moving pictures of East African game, 
rhino, hippo, giraffe, etc., Mr. Kearton showed some of his 
remarkable photographs of birds taken on the Bass Rock and 
Fame Islands. 
The Institute was filled by a most appreciative audience 
and the entertainment resulted in a substantial sum being 
placed to the balance of the Society, which will be a material 
help towards fitting and furnishing the Museum. 
Mr. Haagner, the honorary secretary of the South African 
Ornithological Union writes that he will be glad to receive 
correspondence from the Society on matters relating to migra- 
tion. Members having any observations to communicate on 
this subject should forward them to me and I will, after having 
