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104 inclies long, lately collected in California. Mr. H. K. 

 Coale made comparisons (illnstrated with the specimens) 

 between Cypseloides niger borealis from Colorado and Cyp- 

 selus apus of Europe. 



Hodgson's Ornithological Drawings. — The Library of the 

 Zoological Society of London has received a very important 

 addition in the shape of the original set of Mr. Brian H. 

 Hodgson's drawings of Himalayan birds, prepared by native 

 artists under Mr. Hodgson's superintendence during his long 

 residence in Nipal and Sikhim. . The series comprises 1104 

 sheets, and will, when bound, form 12 volumes. For the 

 last twelve years the drawings have been lent to Mr. Allan. 

 Hume, who has now handed them over to the Society at the 

 request of Mr. Hodgson. 



The late Count E. Turati's Collection. — Count Salvador! 

 informs us that the splendid collection of mounted birds be- 

 longing to the late Count E. Turati has been presented to the- 

 city of Milan. We trust that every care will be taken of this 

 valuable series, which contains many types and ornithic rarities. 



Anniversary Meeting of the British Ornithologists' Union. — 

 The Annual Meeting of the B. O. U. was held at 6 Tenterden 

 Street on Wednesday the 21st May, at 6 p.m., Mr. Sclater in 

 the Chair, Lord Lilford (the President) being unavoidably 

 absent through illness. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting having been read and 

 confirmed, the B. O. U. Committee presented the following 

 Report : — The original number of Members when the B. O. U. 

 was founded in 1859 was only twenty. At the last Anniversary 

 the Union consisted of 125 Ordinary Members, 1 Extra- 

 ordinary Member, 9 Honorary Members, and 19 Foreign 

 Members, making a total of 154 Members. Of these 13 

 are Original Members, so that we have only to regret the 

 loss of seven of the founders of the Union. Since the last 

 Anniversary Meeting the losses by death have been five, 

 viz. two Ordinary Members (Mr. W. A. Forbes and Mr. 



