536 Recently published Oi-nithological Works. 



(1) Proposed by Mr. H. J. Elwes, and seconded by 

 Mr. A. H. Evans : — 



" That Ladies, qualified by special oruithological know- 

 ledge, be admitted as Honorary Members." 



(2) Proposed by Dr. F. G. PcDrose, and seconded by 

 Mr. E. Bid well :— 



" That the number of such Lady ^Members be limited 

 to ten, as in the case of male Honorary Members/' 



A vote of thanks to the Zoological Society of London for 

 tlie use of their rooms was unanimously passed and the 

 Meeting adjourned. 



After the Meeting the joint Dinner of the British 

 Ornithologists' Union and the British Ornithologists' Club 

 was held at Pagani's Restaurant, Great Portland Street, 

 and attended by the Members and their Guests. 



XXV IL — Notices of recent Ornithological Publications. 

 [Coutiuued from p. 383.] 

 5L Bungs on some Colombian and Costa Rican Birds. 



[(1) Notes on Birds from Western Colombia. Proc. Biol. Soc. 

 Washington, vol xxi. p. 157. 



(2) A new Tyrant-bird from the Santa Marta Region of Colombia. 

 r. c. p. 163. 



(3) Notes on some rare or not well-known Costa Ilican Birds. Op. cit, 

 xxii. p. 29.] 



Mr. Bangs, who is always hard at work on Colombian and 

 Central American Birds, sends us separate copies of three 

 papers which he has recently published. The first relates to 

 a collection made "just south of Darien," which contained 

 examples of 110 species and subspecies. Thirteen forms are 

 specified as being of special interest, amongst which are 

 two rare Tanagers — Chlorochrysa nitidissima and Iridornis 

 pmyhyrocephala. The following species and subspecies are 

 described as new : — Aulacorhamphus petax, Basileuterus 



