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iis ; tectricihus plumbeo canis, fascid apicali albd : speculo supra 

 viridi, dcinde purpureo, fascid atrd npice albo terminatd. 

 Statu ra Anatis creccoidis, Nob. 

 Habitat in Fretu Magellanico. 



It was announced that the whole collectioa of Capt. King's birds, 

 with the descriptions of the remaining new species, would be brought 

 forward at an early meeting. 



