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cillis capitis lateralibus et lined super nares latė per genas ex- 

 currente, colloąue anteriori nigris ; summo capite et nuchd 

 vinaceo-cinereis ; corpore suprd cinereo ; remigibus alarum 

 cinereo-fuscis, remige prinio externė albo ; rectricibus caudce 

 duabus interniediis fuscis, ad marginėm pallidioribus ; religuis 

 nigrescentibus externd utringue albo marginatd ; rostro pedibus- 

 que nigris. 



Long. tot. unc. 8 ; afe, 4|-; caud., 3 ; rost., f; tars., 1. 



Hab. Erzeroum. 



Fringilla sanguinea. Fring.brunnea, summo capite nigro ; 

 remigum pogoniis externis sanguinea lavatis ; primariis nigris ; 

 secondariis ?iigris, ad apices albis ; tectricibus caudce et regione 

 circum-oculari sanguineo lavatis; rectricibus caudcB duabus in- 

 termediis nigris, religuis plūs minusve albo notatis, ezfernd utrin- 

 gue ferė albd ; rostro Jlavo ; pedibus fuscis. 

 Long. tot. 6 unc. | ; ala, 4 ; caud., 2\ ; rost., f ; tars., |. 

 Hab. Erzeroum. 



Mr. Gould afterwards described a ne\v Ibis from Hayti, presented 

 by John Hearne, Esq., Corr. Mera., as 



Ibis ERYTURORHyNcuA. Ib. dorso, alis cauddque metallice vi- 

 ridibus ; capite coUocpie superiore nigrescenti-cinereis, albo 

 sparsis ; corpore subtūs nigrescenti-cinereo ; rostro pedibusque 

 rubris ; rastro ad basin nigro. 

 Hab. Hayti. 



Mr. Yariell exhibited a quill from the vving of a Harpy Eagle, 

 wl)ich liad died while in the Menagerie of the Earl of Derby, and 

 vvhich was found upon examination to be infested with a great 

 number of a species of Pediculus. It appeared that these minute 

 creatures had chosen for their place of retreat the holIo\v of the 

 large quill-featliers ; and tlie specimens forvvarded to Mr. Yarrellby 

 the President were fiUed with their exuvice ; two circular apertures 

 .situated near the base of the quill afforded the animals access to its 

 interior. 



A specimen of the White-bait presented to the Society by Mr. 

 Williams, \vas exhibited by Mr. Yarrell in order to shovv the large 

 size sometimes attained by tliis species ; its dimensions were as foUovv : 



Entire length 6 inches. 



Depth, measured aboiit midway betv/een the dorsal fin and the 

 extremity of the head, 1 inch 2 lines. 



A collection of insects were upon the lable which had been col- 

 lected at Manilla by Mr. Cuming, at vvhose request Mr. West- 

 wood had furnished the following descriptions of some of the niore 

 interesting species for insertion in the Society's Proceedings. 



CoLLYRis (CoLLiURis Latr.) FEMORATA (albltarsis Erichs. ?) 

 offinia C. Robynsii et lugubris, V. L. C. capite thoraceąuevio- 

 laceis, lubro 7-dentata, antennis capite longioiibus, fere Jilifor- 

 mibus, articidis 3 et i annulo apicali, 5^° in medio, et basi G'° et 7""° 

 fulvis, palporum labialium articulo basali albo ; ihorace strigis 

 nonnullis Iransversis iii parte anticd ciim ptuictis 2iaucis posticis ; 



