. The Avicultural magazine . lers, five Hornbills, etc. I can only imagine that MajorSeppings either visited the Gardens near midday, when nearly everyform of bird-life is hidden in cover, or that his tour was very regards his statement that Pretoria is a very birdless town, I donot quite comprehend his meaning. If he refers to the streets, then heis quite correct, but I have never seen many birds in streets. Someyears ago I published a very considerable list of the wild birds foundin the Zoo, and I could nearly double that list to-day. The fountainsare full of bird-life, and in almos
. The Avicultural magazine . lers, five Hornbills, etc. I can only imagine that MajorSeppings either visited the Gardens near midday, when nearly everyform of bird-life is hidden in cover, or that his tour was very regards his statement that Pretoria is a very birdless town, I donot quite comprehend his meaning. If he refers to the streets, then heis quite correct, but I have never seen many birds in streets. Someyears ago I published a very considerable list of the wild birds foundin the Zoo, and I could nearly double that list to-day. The fountainsare full of bird-life, and in almost every garden you will find, besidesthe species enumerated by Major Seppings, the Bakbakiri and FiskalShrikes, Sunbirds of various species, and Finches and Seedeaters,besides an occasional Thrush and some Waxbill. I trust that Major Seppings will favour me with a call on his nextvisit, and I will endeavour to show him some bird-life. Yours truly, A. K. Haagner,Director, National Zoological Garden?, Pretoria, * [Frontispiece p. s^y. T H R AVICULTURAL MAGAZINE BEING THE JOURNAL OFTHE AVICULTURAL SOCIETYFOR THE STUDY OFFOREIGN & BRITISH BIRDSIN FREEDOM & CAPTIVITY Third Series.—Vol X.—No. 14.—All rights reserved. DECEMBER, 1919. BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE ZOO By W. S. Beeridge, The Zoo is a veritable paradise for the photographer—birds, beasts,reptiles, fish, and insects from all parts of the world being found withinits precincts. With such an array of subjects at hand the cameraenthusiast cannot fail to find something to his liking, but as the writerhas been asked to contribute to a Magazine devoted to the study ofbirds it will be as well for him to confine his remarks to avian fauna. Although the late Lord Leighton designated photography a foe-fo-graphic art, there can be no gainsaying that it has made vast stridesduring the last few years. Colour photograjihy and rapid work, enablingone to obtain records of birds in flight and during display, cannot
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