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In the family Stercorariid.^^ the large Skuas were placed 

 in the genus Megalestris [M. catarrhactes, &c.), while the 

 three species with elongated central tail-feathers were retained 

 under the genus Ster'corarius. 



Mr. ScLATER exhibited some bird-skins from a collec- 

 tion sent to him for examination by Mr, J. J, Quelch, of the 

 Museum, Georgetown^ British Guiana, and called special 

 attention to a fine adult male specimen of Caprimulyus 

 maculicaudus (Lawr.) (Hartert, Cat. B. xvi. p. 575), and to 

 an example of Nyctiprogne leucopygia (Spix), being the first 

 specimens he had met with of these species from British 

 Guiana. The two specimens of C. maculicaudus in the British 

 Museum were both females, Mr. Hartert having described the 

 male from an example in Graf v. Berlepsch's collection. 



Mr. ScLATER called attention to the completion and 

 publication of the first volume of Capt. Shelley^s work on 

 African birds. The present volume contained a systematic 

 list of the birds of the Ethiopian Region, 2534 in number, 

 with their localities and references to the 'British Museum 

 Catalogue ' and to other descriptions and figures. 



Dr. BowDLER Sharpe communicated a description of a 

 new Lark from the collection made by Dr. Donaldson Smith 

 during his recent expedition to Lake Rudolph : — 



Mirafra collaris, sp. n. 

 M. rectricibus exteruis extus fulvo marginatis : notaeo satu- 

 rate cinnamomeo, dorsi plumis albo late marginatis : 

 supracaudalibus et rectricibus mediis cinereis, nigro 

 medialiter striolatis : subtus fulvesceus : hypochondriis 

 cinnamomeis : remigibus subtus nigris, vix ad basiu 

 rufis, pogonio interno miuime isabellino : gula isabel- 

 lina : fascia nigra gutturali insigni, et prsepectorc cinna- 

 momeo maculato distinguenda. Long. tot. 60 poll., 

 culm. 0*5, alse 3'5, caudae 3*2, tarsi 0*95. 



Mr. O. Salvin, F.R.S., communicated the following de- 

 scription of a new species of Humming-bird from Northern 

 Peru, which he called 



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