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3. Rhinoptilus albofasciatus, sp. n. 

 It. similis R. chalcoptero, sed fascia alari lata alba, et prae- 

 cipu^ rectricibus ceutralibus baud albo terminatis dis- 

 tingueudus. Long. tot. 10 poll., alse 6"8, tarsi 2'85. 

 Hab. ia Africa nieridionali. 

 Typus in Mus. Brit. 



Dr. Sliarpe furtber remarked that R. gracilis of Fischer 

 and Reichenow proved to be identical with R. bisignatus of 

 Hartlaub, of which the type was in tbe British Museum. 



Mr. Seebohm drew attention to the apparent cross-lines 

 of migration which take place in Eastern Siberia and the 

 extreme North-west of America, whereby several Nearctic 

 species visit the Eastern Palaearctic Region — such as Tardus 

 alicicB, Junco hyemalis, Dendrmca coronata, and Siurus nov- 

 eburacensis ; while it Avas a well-known fact that some Palae- 

 arctic species, such as Phylloscopus borealis, Pyrrhula cassini, 

 Mo t a cilia Jlav a, diud Cyanecula suecica, are visitors to Alaska. 



No. XIV. (Jan. 25th, 1894.) 



The thirteenth meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Restaurant Frascati, 32 Oxford Street, on Wednesday, 

 the 17th of January, 1894. 



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



Members present : — E. Bidwell, H. O. Forbes, W. 

 Graham, E. Hartert, J. E. Harting, H. J. Pearson, 

 F. Penrose, H. E. Rawson, Howard Saunders {Treasurer), 

 W. L. Sclater, H. Seebohm, R. Bowdler Sharpe {Editor), 

 C. J. Wilson, J. Young. 



Visitor : Chas. Gibson. 



The Chairman called the attention of the meeting to the 

 retirement of Dr. Jean Cabaiiis from the Editorship of the 

 ' Journal fiir Ornithologie,'' after having founded that journal 

 and edited it for 41 years. The following resolution was 

 carried unanimously : — 



SER. VI. VOL. VI. X 



