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  Bulletin 
  of 
  the 
  British 
  

  

  the 
  latter 
  with 
  a 
  white 
  outer 
  margin. 
  Three 
  innermost 
  

   secondaries 
  with 
  broad 
  wliite 
  tips. 
  Sides 
  of 
  the 
  head 
  and 
  

   neck 
  leaden 
  grey. 
  Round 
  the 
  eye 
  is 
  a 
  broad 
  circle 
  of 
  pale 
  

   orange-pink 
  feathers. 
  Feathers 
  of 
  the 
  breast 
  leaden 
  grey, 
  

   with 
  markings 
  similar 
  to 
  the 
  hack, 
  only 
  the 
  sul)termiual 
  and 
  

   terminal 
  spots 
  are 
  much 
  smaller. 
  Abdomen 
  almost 
  similar 
  

   to 
  rump 
  ; 
  thighs 
  yellowish 
  vermilion 
  ; 
  under 
  tail-coverts 
  

   yellowish 
  grey 
  ; 
  bill 
  and 
  feet 
  black. 
  Total 
  length 
  about 
  

   6*75 
  inches, 
  wing 
  8-5, 
  tail 
  275, 
  tarsus 
  1-25, 
  culmen 
  0'75. 
  

   Hab. 
  Island 
  of 
  Mauai. 
  

  

  X, 
  — 
  Bulletin 
  of 
  the 
  British 
  Ornithologists' 
  Club. 
  Nos. 
  I. 
  -III. 
  

   No. 
  I. 
  (Nov. 
  1st, 
  1892.) 
  

  

  The 
  Inaugural 
  Meeting 
  of 
  the 
  British 
  Ornithologists' 
  Club 
  

   took 
  place 
  at 
  the 
  Mona 
  Hotel, 
  Henrietta 
  Street, 
  Covent 
  

   Garden, 
  on 
  Wednesday, 
  October 
  5th, 
  1892. 
  

  

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

  

  The 
  following 
  Members 
  of 
  the 
  British 
  Ornithologists' 
  Union 
  

   were 
  also 
  present: 
  — 
  E. 
  Bidw^ell, 
  W. 
  T. 
  Blanford, 
  F.R.S., 
  

   Philip 
  Crowley, 
  W. 
  Graham, 
  W. 
  R. 
  Ogilvie 
  Grant, 
  T. 
  J. 
  

   Monk, 
  F. 
  Penrose, 
  Count 
  T. 
  Salvadori, 
  Howard 
  Saunders, 
  

   W. 
  L. 
  Sclater, 
  Henry 
  Seebohm, 
  Dr. 
  R. 
  Bowdler 
  Sharpe, 
  

   H. 
  T. 
  Wharton, 
  and 
  John 
  Young. 
  

  

  Guests 
  : 
  Mr. 
  E. 
  Dligen, 
  Mr. 
  W. 
  P. 
  Pycraft, 
  Mr. 
  Oldfield 
  

   Thomas, 
  Mr. 
  A. 
  Smith 
  Woodward. 
  

  

  The 
  Rules 
  of 
  the 
  Club 
  were 
  discussed 
  and 
  settled. 
  A 
  

   Committee 
  was 
  appointed, 
  consisting 
  of 
  Mr. 
  E. 
  Bidwell, 
  the 
  

   Earl 
  of 
  Gainsborough, 
  Mr. 
  H. 
  Seebohm, 
  and 
  the 
  Editor 
  

   of 
  ' 
  The 
  Ibis.' 
  Mr. 
  Howard 
  Saunders 
  was 
  elected 
  Secretary 
  

   and 
  Treasurer 
  to 
  the 
  Club. 
  

  

  It 
  was 
  determined 
  to 
  hold 
  a 
  Meeting 
  on 
  the 
  third 
  Wednes- 
  

   day 
  in 
  every 
  month 
  from 
  October 
  to 
  June 
  inclusive, 
  an 
  

   abstract 
  of 
  the 
  proceedings 
  to 
  be 
  printed 
  as 
  soon 
  as 
  possible 
  

   after 
  each 
  Meeting, 
  under 
  the 
  title 
  of 
  the 
  Bulletin 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  