Ornithologists' dub. 139 



Tachybaptes capensis, sp. u. 

 Similis T. minori, sed abdomiue sericeo-albo, miuime nigro, 



et colli lateralis colore castaueo usque ad oculum posti- 



cum extenso facile distiuguendus. 

 Hab. in rcgione Etliiopica tota. 



Tachybaptes albipennis, sp. n. 

 Similis T. minori, sed colli lateralis colore castaueo usque ad 

 oculum posticum exteuso, secuudariis pure albis, rhachi- 

 dibusque earum quoque albis, distiuguendus. 



Hab. in subregione Indica peninsulari. 



Mr. Tegetmeier exhibited a curious grey variety of the 

 Common Partridge {Perdix perdix) and some feathers of an 

 Ostrich (sp. inc.), at present living in the Zoological Society's 

 Gardens. 



No. XXI. (Nov. 30th, 1894.) 



The twentieth meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Restaurant Frascati, 32 Oxford Street, on Wednesday, 

 the 21st of November, 1894. 



Chairman : P. L. Sclater, F.R.S. 



Members present : — E. Bidwell, F. E. Blaauw, P. Crow- 

 ley, W. E. De Winton, Major A. P. Loyd, Dr. St. G. 

 Mtvart, F.R.S. , E. Neale, F. Menteith Ogilvie, W. R. 

 Ogilvie-Grant, E. C. Pearson, J. J. Pearson, T. Digby 

 PiGOTT, C.B., Howard Saunders {Treasurer) , W. L. Sclater, 

 Henry Seebohm, R. Bowdler Sharpe {Editor), W. B. 

 Tegetmeier, Aubyn Trevor-Battye, H. T. Wharton, 

 Johnson Wilkinson, C. A. Wright. 



Visitors: E. A. S. Elliot, C. E. Fagan, H. H. Johnston, 

 C.B., R. I. PococK, C. B. Rickett. 



On the motion of Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe, it was unani- 

 mously Resolved : 



" That the best thanks of the B. O. C. be offered to 

 Mr. J. P. Gassiot, F.Z.S., for his handsome contribution 



