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at 1(1,000 feet where we could play golf or anything, quite 
level or nearly so with nice grass and gazelles. We camped 
here for about a week among the heath and bracken, 
reminding one of home. We ascended all the peaks, which 
reach up to about 10,600 feet, and the whole place is now 
well mapped out. Birds are scarce high up. 
“ Since we left the high ground, we have been gradually 
working south-west along the foothills, and are now nearly 
south of the range. We are now going to ascend the 
southern end of the range. It is all very charming, but 
Lynes took the cream of the birds last time. Still, we 
have done well, especially with Mammals, and I anticipate 
a good number of new species. Of birds, we have got, 
I believe, a new Lark, a Rock-Pigeon, and a Cisticola ; 
also a large and beautiful Stork (between 7000 and 
10,000 feet), and large Bustard and several Eagles new 
to the Sudan.” 
The Plumage Bill. 
After a long controversy in Committee on the Plumage 
(Prohibition) Bill, an agreement was reached on 10 May 
between the principal supporters and opponents of the 
measure. There is, therefore, a reasonable chance that 
the Bill will pass into law before this notice appears in 
print. The terms of the agreement are as follows :— 
(1) The Act to come into operation nine instead of 
six months after the passing thereof. 
(2) Within four months after the passing of the Act the 
Board of Trade shall appoint a joint Advisory 
Committee consisting of an independent chairman, 
two expert ornithologists, three representatives 
of the feather trade, and four other independent 
Inembers. The function of this committee will be 
to advise the Board of Trade as to additions to 
and removals from the existing schedule (ostrich 
and eider-duck) of birds whose plumage may be 
imported. 
