Recently published Ornithological Works. 701 
makes a playground under a (e lawyer-vine ” and covers 
it with single leaves placed upside down, while it sits and 
sings near it; but finally deserts the place and builds a flimsy 
stick-nest to contain its two plain brownish eggs. The bird 
is a splendid mimic and is usually seen alone. 
Space does not permit us to enter into further 
details of this remarkable expedition, but we must observe 
that nests and eggs of the Victoria Rifle-bird and Spotted 
Cat-bird were also secured (and photographed), besides those 
of many other rare species. 
In a separate article Mr. Jackson describes as new 
the nests and eggs of the following species, from the Atherton 
district :—Sphecotheres stalkeri (pi.), Oreocichla cuneata , 
Pcecilodryas albifacies (pi.), Acanthiza squamata, and 
Eopsaltria magnirostris. 
A nest of Orthonyx spaldingi is also depicted, as are the 
playground, nest and eggs of Prionodura newtoniana, dis¬ 
covered by Mr. G. Sharp, and the playground of Chlamy - 
dodera orientalis. 
88. Flower on the Zoological Gardens of Giza. 
[Zoological Gardens, Giza, near Cairo. Report for the Year 1908, and 
List of Animals. By Stanley S. Flower, Director. Cairo, 1909.] 
Capt. Flower’s Report on the progress in 1908 of the 
Zoological Gardens at Giza (well known to all visitors to 
Cairo) is satisfactory, although not quite so favourable as 
that of the preceding year. The number of visitors in 1908 
was 243,974, and the actual amount of receipts was only 
£42 less than in 1907. The Menagerie in November 1908 
contained 1303 specimens belonging to 369 species. 
The most noticeable new bird added to the List in 1908 
was the Nuba Bustard (Lissotis nuba ), of which fine species 
the Director himself brought back five specimens when he 
returned from his expedition to the Blue Nile in September 
1908. 
Captain Flower's List of the animals that have been 
