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XXVII. On a rare Passerine Bird from Xew Guinea. By 



P. L. Sclater, D.Sc, F.R.S. (Plate IX.) 373 



XXVIII. Note on the Decrease in the Weight of Eggs as 

 Incubation advances. By Hugii S. Gladstone, M.A., F.Z S., 

 M.B.O.U 370 



XXIX. On the Geographical Distribution of the True 

 Pheasants (Genus Phasianus sensu stricto). By S. A. Buturlin. 377 



XXX. On the Birds collected by Mr. llobert Hall, of 

 Melbourne, on the Banks of the Lena River between Gigalowa 

 and its mouth. By Ernst Hartekt, Ph.D., F.Z.S. With an 

 Introduction and Field-notes by Hubert Hall, C.M.Z.S. . . 415 



XXXI. On Sexual Variation in the Wing of the Lapwing 

 {Vanellus vulgaris). By F. AY. Frohawk, M.B.O.U., F.E.S. . 440 



XXXII. Field-notes on Birds from the Western Pyrenees. 



By A. H. Evans, M.A., F.Z.S 452 



XXXIII. Proceedings at the Annual General Meeting of 



the British Ornithologists' Union, 19U4 457 



XXXIV. Notices of recent Ornithological Publications: — 



02. Andre's ' Naturalist in the Guianas' 459 



63. ' Annals of Scottish Natural History ' 460 



64. Arrigoni degli Oddi's ' Manual of Italian Ornithology ' 461 

 (35. 'The Auk' . . 402 



66. ' Avicultural Magazine' 463 



67. Barrett-Hamilton on the Winter Whitening of certain 



Animals 404 



68. Bartsch on the Herons of the District of Columbia . 464 



69. 'Cassinia' 405 



70. Clarke on the Migration of Birds 465 



71. 'The Emu' 406 



72. Fisher on the Birds of Laysan H(!*i 



73. Flower on the Zoological Gardens at Giza .... 408 



