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Turdus fuscater, D'Orb. Zorzal. 



" Inhabits the vicinity of Mendoza. Iris brown. Sings equal to 

 the blackbird of England." 

 Mimus tricaudatus, D'Orb. Calandria. 



** This bird has a soft and melodious note ; it sings when the sun 

 is nearly lost in the horizon, which perhaps may give it a greater 

 charm. Iris brown." 



There is in the collection another species from this locality (Men* 

 doza) called Trencay the technical name of which has not yet been 

 made out. 

 Rhynomya lanceolata, D'Orb. Turco. 



" Found in bushy places on the Pampas near the river Tunilyan. 

 Iris brown." 

 Molothrus nlger, Gould. Tordo. 



" Found in small flocks in fields near Mendoza. Iris dark brown.** 

 Diplopterus guira, Gray. Urraca, or Magpie, 



" This bird is noisy and restless in its habits ; it is found in gar- 

 dens, vineyards, &c. near Mendoza. Iris pale yellow." 



Mr, Fraser observed that an entire series of the above Chilian 

 Birds is contained in the museum of the Earl of Derby. 



August 8. — Prof. Owen in the Chair. 



Mr. Fraser stated that he had received the following observations 

 from Mr. George Loddiges, relating to some species of Humming 

 Birds described in the Society's Proceedings ; — 



Ornismya vestita, Revue Zoologique, 1838, p. 314; 1839, p. 18; 

 1840, p. 8, is your Trochilus uropygialis, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1840, p. 15. 



O. heteropogon. Revue Zool. 1839, p. 354; Mag. de Zool., 1840, 

 pi. 12, Oiseaux, is your T. coruscus, 



O. microrhyncha, Boissenneau, Revue Zool. 1839, p. 354, Dec; 

 Mag. de Zool. 1840, pi. 16, Oiseaux, is your T.hrachyrhynchus. 



0. ensifera, Revue Zool. 1839, p. 354, Dec. ; Mag. de Zool. 1840, 

 pi. 15, Oiseaux, is your T. Derhianus. 



O. Bonapartice, Revue Zool. 1840, p. 6, is my T. aurogaster. The 

 female only is described. 



0. Temminckii, Revue Zool. 1839, p. 354, Dec; Mag. de Zool. 

 1840, pi. 14, Oiseaux, is my T. cyanopterus. 



0. Guerinii, Boissenneau, Revue Zool. 1840, p. 7, Jan., is your 

 T. parvirostris. The female only is in both described. 



0. La Fresnayi, Revue Zool. 1840, p. 8, Jan., is your T, flavi' 

 caudatus. 



0. Allardi, Bourcier, Revue Zool. 1839, p. 294, Oct. ; O. Allardi, 

 Bourc, Anal, des Sci. Physiques de Lyon, iii. p. 226; O. Paulina, 

 Boissenneau, Revue Zool. 1839, p. 355, Dec. ; Mag. deZool., pi. 13, 

 1840, D'Orbigny's smaragdinocollis, is my T. Tyrianthinus. 



A species of Cercopithecus recently added to the Society's mena- 

 gerie was exhibited. Of this species, the Secretary observed, he had 

 seen several specimens, and that in the Leyden Museum it is labelled 

 as the Cercopithecus lunulatus of Kuhl. 



