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The unusually severe weather that prevailed at the time 

 was probably the cause of its occurrence in the valley. 



Dendrocitta sinensis (Latham). [541.] 



Very common, often in large flocks among the trees or 

 feeding on the ground. They have a variety of notes, all 

 more or less musical. 



The noise made by their wings in flight is very loud and 

 peculiar, sounding like ivvff, wuff, wuff. 



XLV. — Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 



No. XLVI. (June 30th, 1897.) 



The forty-fifth meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Restaurant Frascati, 32 Oxford Street, on Wednesday, the 

 16th of June, 1897. 



Chairman : Dr. F. Penrose. 



Members present : — E. Bidwell, W. F. Brockholes, Dr. 

 F. D. Drewitt, Dr. H. O. Forbes, W. R. Ogilvie Grant, 

 E. Hartert, Col. P. W. L'EsTRANGE, G. E. Lodge, A. H. 

 Macpherson, E. Neale, R. Nesham, H. Noble, C. E. 

 Pearson, Hon. L. W.Rothschild, Hon. N. C. Rothschild, 

 H. F. Witherby, J. Young. 



Visitors : Captain Bacon, W. W. Fowler, Dr. E. Gwynn, 

 Prof. F. Werner, C. A. Witchell. 



The Hon. Walter Rothschild exhibited a specimen of 

 Cory's Bittern [Ardetta neoxena, Cory), from Canada. It 

 was believed to be the only specimen in any museum in 

 England. Some ornithologists had regarded this bird as a 

 melanism of Ardetta exilis, but it was now generally admitted 

 to be a distinct species. (See A. O. U. Check-List, 1895, 

 p. 70.) 



Mr. Rothschild exhibited a pair of Eclectus Cornelia, 

 Bonap. This fine Parrot had hitherto been known only 

 from females which had died in captivity; but recently 



