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which had a large ruby-coloured spot on the throat. These 

 latter had been collected by Mr. C. B. Taylor in one locality in 

 the district of St. Andrew, to the north of Kingston_, Jamaica, 

 where he had frequently met with this ruby-throated form. 

 Mr. Rothschild considered the ruby spot to be a sufficient 

 character for the recognitiou of a distinct local race, which 

 -+ he named Ait hums taylori, after its discoverer. 



Mr. Rothschild also exhibited a specimen of Diomedea 

 immutabilis, described by him from Laysan Island. It 

 had been shot by Mr. Owston's collector on Miyakeshima, 

 October 30th, 1893. 



Dr. Julius von Madabasz communicated the description 

 of two apparently new species of birds from the Finisterre 

 Mountains in Eastern New Guinea, collected by Mr. Samuel 

 Fenichel for the Hungarian National Museum. Dr. von 

 Madarasz proposed to call these new species 



POECILODRYAS HERMANI, Sp. U. 



P. similis P. hypoleuccje, sed intense nigra, minime vero schis- 

 tacea vel brunnescenti-nigra, supercilio albo lato, et 

 speculo alari albo multo majore distinguenda. Long, 

 tot. 5 poll., alse 3'1. 



Hab. in raontibus Novse Guinese ' Finisterre ' dictis. 



DONACICOLA SHARPII, Sp. U. 



D. similis D. castaneithoraci, sed supracaudalibus et rectri- 

 cibus centralibus intense castaneis, et pileo clare mar- 

 garitaceo cano distinguenda. Long. tot. 4 poll., alae 2*05. 



Hah. in montibus ' Finisterre ' dictis. 



Mr. Howard Saunders made some observations on an 



interesting stage of plumage of Larus melanocephalus, an 



* immature specimen of which had been procured in Hungary, 



and had been submitted to him for identification by the 



Hungarian National Museum. 



Mr. J. G.MiLLAis exhibited specimens of the Grey-necked 

 Bustard {Trachelotis barrovii), obtained by him during his 

 recent travels in South-eastern Africa, and drew special 



