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Mus Sumatrensis, Raffles, Linn. Trans, xiii. 258 ? Temminck, 

 Mus. Leyd. 



Spalax Javanus, Cuv. Regne Anim., ed. 2., i. 211. 



Hab. in Sumatra, Raffles? Temminck ; Java, Cuvier. 



The latter species seems to have been first observed by Colonel 

 Farquhar, in whose collection of drawings, preserved in the Museum 

 of the Asiatic Society, a representation of it is found. Of the former 

 we owe the discovery to Mr. Reeves. 



Mr. Vigors exhibited, on the part of Captain Cook, specimens of 

 several Birds recently presented by that gentleman to the Society, 

 and also of some other Birds shot by him in the South of Europe, 

 some of which were interesting on account of their rarity, and others 

 with reference to the localities in which they were obtained. Among 

 them was a specimen of the Pica cyanea, (Corvus cyaneus. Pall.), a 

 species not included by M. Temminck in the * Oiseaux d'Europe', 

 which had been killed by Captain Cook in Spain. There were also 

 specimens of the Falco tinnunculoides ; of the Sturnus unicolor, 

 Marm., killed in Spain ; of the Lanius meridionalis, Temm., a species 

 referable to the genus Collurio as recently distinguished by Mr. 

 Vigors : of the Sylvia conspicillata, Marm., killed in Spain : of the 

 Saxicolce cachinnans and stapazina, Temm., also killed in Spain : and 

 of the Fringilla domestical Linn., which is met with in great num- 

 bers in Spain, and consequently extends far beyond the southern 

 limits assigned to the species by M. Temminck. 



A collection of Birds presented to the Society by H. H. Lindsay, 

 Esq. of Canton, were laid upon the table. They were accompanied 

 by a letter from that gentleman to the Secretary, of the date of 

 Jan. 25, 1831, stating that the collection had been formed during 

 the summer of the previous year in the neighbourhood of Manilla, 

 and adding some notes respecting the various species, as well as the 

 names in the Tagallo or native language of the country. The col- 

 lection consisted of about fifty-six species, fifty of which at least had 

 not previously been in the Society's Museum, or in any other public 

 collection in England. — Mr. Vigors pointed out the different species ; 

 and announced that a catalogue of them was in preparation, which 

 would shortly be submitted to the Committee. In the mean time 

 he characterized the following species. 



Hierax erythrogenys. Hier. capite et corpore supra, cauda 

 Jemoribusque intense atris ; gula, colto injronte, corporeque subtus 

 albis ; strigd a rictu ad aures extendente rufd ; rostro albo, pe- 

 dibus nigris. 

 Statura Hier. ccerulescentis. 



Buteo holospilus. But. superne brunneus, subtus brunnescenti- 

 rufus ; capite, Jasciisque duabus remigum rectricumque Jusco- 

 atris ; nuchd et dorso, collo in Jronte, pectore abdomineque toto, 

 tectricibusque alarum maculis albis ocellatis, harum maculis dimi- 

 nutioribus. 

 Statura tertia parte minor quam Buteo Bacha ; ei speciei simil- 

 lima, diffeit tamcn capite lacvi, corporeque toto maculato. 



