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Agriornis leucurus. 



{Agriornis leucurus, Gould, Voy. ' Beagle/ Birds, pi. xiii. 

 nomen nudum.) 



Similis A. maritimo, sed minor, multo saturatior, et rostro 

 longiore distinguendus. Supra sordide bruanescens nee 

 cinerascenti-brunneus : corpore subtusbrunnescentiore, 

 abdomine vix pallidiore. Long. tot. 8*5 poll., culm. ri5, 

 alae 465, caudse 3"2, tarsi 1*35. [Type in Mus. Brit, ex 

 Port Desire, Patagonia (C Darunn).'\ 



Phrygilus princetonianus, sp. n. 



^ . Similis P. melanodero, sed minor : suprk griscscens, 

 vix viridi lavatus : pileo et facie laterali clare cinereis : 

 palpebra, regione post-oculari, et striga lata mystacali 

 albis : plaga lorali et gutture toto nigris : subtus laite 

 flavus : ahi tota conspicue laete flava, tectricibus pri- 

 mariorum nigro terminatis. Long. tot. 5*6 poll., culm. 

 0-5, alse 3*6, caudse 2'4, tarsi 0-85. 



Hub. Cheilie, Patagonia, Jan. 16, 1898. [Type in Mus. 

 Princeton, No. 7698.] 



Mr. ScLATER exhibited a third set of photographs of rare 

 Australian birds' nests and eggs which had been forwarded 

 to him by Mr. D. Le Souef, of INIelbourne. Amongst these 

 were figures of the nests and eggs of several little-known 

 Honey-eaters, also those of the Orececa cristata and the 

 suspended nest of Kaup's Flycatcher [Arses kaupi). 



The rest of the evening was spent in examining the speci- 

 mens of albinos and colour-variations of birds, most of which 

 bad been brought by Mr. Rotliscbild from his Museum at 

 Tring. A full account of this exhibition is contained in a 

 supplementary number of the Bulletin. 



No. LXXII. (May 31st, 1900.) 



Chairman : F. D. Godman, D.C.L., F.R.S. Forty-three 

 members and five guests were present. 



The Hon. Walter Rothschild exhibited a specimen of 

 Biirnesia (jrucilis shot by his brother at Luxor, in Egypt, 



