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by smaller races or sub-species throughout the thiopian Region. 
Thirty-eight species of Swallows were enumerated, of which 
number thirty were stated to be peculiar to the continent of 
Africa, and two to Madagascar and the adjacent islands. Two 
species only were common to India and Africa, and the remaining 
four were migratory throughout the Palearctic and thiopian 
regions. 
Dr. O. Fiyscu, C.M.Z.S., communicated the description of a 
new species of Penguin in the collection of the Counts Turart of 
Milan, which he proposed to call Dasyrhamphus herculis. 
Messrs. P. L. Sctarer and O, Sarvin read descriptions of seven 
new species of Birds collected by Dr. Hasxr during a recent expe- 
dition to the Galapagos Islands. These new species were mostly 
from Bindloes Island and Abingdon Island, which had not been 
visitedby former explorers, and belonged principally to a peculiar 
group of Fringillide, containing Geospiza and its allied forms, 
which is characteristic of the Galapagoan Archipelago. 
Mr. P. L. Scuater, F.R.S., read a paper on some new or little 
known species of South American Birds, amongst which was a new 
Woodpecker, proposed to be called Melanerpes pulcher, from New 
Granada. 
Professor Firower, F.R.S., communicated some additional notes 
on the specimen of the Common Fin Whale (Physalus antiquorum) 
recently stranded in Langston Harbour. 
Professor Newron read a paper “on Cricetus nigricans as an 
European species,’ and exhibited a specimen of this Mammal 
which had been lately killed in Bulgaria by Mr. ‘’. E. Bucxtey, 
F.Z.S., and had been presented by him to the Cambridge Museum. ~ 
