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November 25, 1834. 



William Yarrell, Esq., in the Chair, 



A Letter was read, addressed to the Secretary by Keith E. Abbott, 

 Esq., and dated Trebizond, Jvme 20, 1834. It referred to a coUec- 

 tion of skins of Bi7-ds made by the writer in his immediate neigh- 

 bourhood, and presented by him to the Society. The nvimber of 

 species contained in the collection is twentj% one only of which wa3 

 comprised among those previously transmitted by Mr. Keith Abbott, 

 and exhibited to the Society at its Meeting on June 24, 1834. Mr. 

 Abbott States that he proposes to continue the collection of such 

 zoologicsd subjects as he can procure in the neighbourhood of Trebi- 

 zond, for the purpose of transmitting them to the Society. 



The Bird-skins presented by Mr. Keith Abbott -svėre exhibited, 

 and Mr. Gould, at the request of the Chairman, brought them seve- 

 rally under the notice of the Meeting, obser\'ing on each of them as 

 regarded its geographicaLdistribution. The exhibition was regarded 

 as a continuation of that which took place on June 24, (page 50,) 

 and comprised the foUowing species not then enumerated, making 

 in the whole fifty-three species obser^•ed in the vicinity of Trebi- 

 zond. 



Falco Tinnunculus, Linn. Inhabiting Europe generally, and the 

 adjacent continents of Asia and Africa, but not America. 



Otus vulgaris, Cuv. Inhabiting Europe generally, and found also 

 in India and Africa. 



Sylvia Rubecula, Linn. Mr. Gould has no recoUection of having 

 seen this famUiar bird before, either from Asia or Africa. 



Emberiza Cia, Linn. Inhabiting the southern provinces of Europe 

 and the high lands of India. It does not visit England, nor has it 

 been seen from Africa. 



Alauda arvensis, Linn. Inhabiting Europe generally. Mr. Gould 

 has no recoUection of ha\ing seen it in collections either from India 

 or Africa, but it doubtless inhabits the border lands of the latter 

 continent as vvell as of Asia. 



CorvUs Monedula, Linn. This bird is principally confined to Eu- 

 rope : it does not occur in America. A species nearly allied inhabits 

 India. 



Picus medius, lAan. A common species in Norvvay, Sweden, and 

 part of the centrai portions of Europe ; but not hitherto observed in 

 collections from India or Africa. 



Ardea Garzetta, Linn. Inhabiting the southern portions of Eu- 

 rope : it is also found in India and Africa, but not in America. It 

 was once common in England. 



Scolopax major, Linn. Inhabiting Europe generally, but probably 

 not America. Mr. Gould has not yet seen it from India. 



Tringa variabilis. This bird is very generally dispersed, being 



