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named " Maria macgregoria.''' Unfortunately the generic 

 term " Mana " has been already employed in zoology (Bigot, 

 Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1859, p. 311 : Diptera), so that we do 

 not alter Mr. De Vis's name, which is stated to be given at 

 Sir W. Macgregor's " request." — Edd.] 



XX. — Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 



Nos. XL.-XLII. 



No. XL. (December 30th, 1896.) 



The thirty-ninth meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Restaurant Frascati, 32 Oxford Street, on Wednesday, the 

 16tli of December, 1896. 



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

 Members present : — Boyd Alexander, G. E. H. Barrett- 

 Hamilton, E. BiDWELL, J. L. BoNHOTE, P. Crowley, Dr. F. 

 D. Drewitt, H. J. Elwes, J. Gerrard, W. Graham, W. R. 

 Ogilvie Grant, Col. P. W. L'Estrange, E. G. B. Meade- 

 Waldo, R. Nesham, C. E. Pearson, H. J. Pearson, Frank 

 Penrose, H. Saunders {Treasurer), R. Bowdler Sharpe 

 {Editor), Rev. H. H. Slater, E. C. Taylor, Major Horace 

 Terry, N. F. Tice hurst, W. F. Urwick, L. A. Williams, 

 C. A. Wright, John Young. 



Visitors : W. P. Crake, F. Curtis, Hon. Alfred Hood, 

 F. E. Mugford, F. Turner. 



The Hon. Walter Rothschild sent the description of a 

 new Bird of Paradise : — 



Loboparadisea, gen. n. 

 The type of this new genus differs from all others in 

 having two wattles, which entirely cover the basal half of 

 the beak, except a narrow ridge on the culmen. Size small ; 

 bill very broad at base, and short; feathers of underparts 

 and rump decomposed and with a strong satiny gloss. No 

 lengthened ornamental plumes. Tip of tail rounded. 



