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by steamer, and ascend the Pahang river into the interior of 

 that State. Gunong Tahan, at its culminating ridge, is 

 about 8000 feet high, and another peak (Gunong Siam) has 

 been stated to attain an elevation of 14,000, so that there is 

 every prospect of the discovery of some interesting Arctic 

 forms. Mr. Davison takes with him three Tamil collectors 

 belonging to the staff o£ the Raffles Museum, Singapore. 



Farther Particulars of the Collared Petrel. — Since Mr. 

 Salvin's article (above, p, 411) was printed off, the Editor has 

 received a letter from Colonel Frank T. Feilden, of Borth, 

 in which it is stated that the specimen of the Collared Petrel 

 above described was killed by one J. Jones on Dec. 2nd, 1889. 

 Jones said that the bird flew just like a Swallow, turning 

 very quickly and circling round. It passed twice round 

 another man who was with Jones, and who fired at it, both 

 times without effect, owing to its irregular flight. It then 

 made a swoop like a Hawk round Jones, when he shot at it 

 and killed it. 



Anniversary Meeting of the British Ornithologists^ Union, 

 1891. — The Annual General Meeting of the British Orni- 

 thologists' Union was held at the rooms of the Zoological 

 Society of London, 3 Hanover Square, on Monday, the 4tli 

 of May, at 6 p.m., Mr. Osbert Salvin, M.A., F.R.S., in the 

 Chair. The Minutes of the last Annual Meeting having been 

 read and confirmed, the Report of the Committee was read. 

 It stated that one Member of the Union had died during the 

 past year (Mr. Cecil Smith) and that another Member had 

 resigned. The number of Members of the Union at the close 

 of 1890 was stated to have been 239 — consisting of 208 

 Ordinary, 1 Extraordinary, 10 Honorary, and 20 Foreign 

 Members. There were 19 Candidates for the Membership 

 this year, a greater number than usual. 



The following Ordinary Members were then balloted for 

 and declared elected : — 



F. E. Blaauw, s^Graveland, Hildersum, Holland. 

 Colonel John Campbell, Perth. 



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