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MR. A. GROTK ON OVIS POLII. 



[May 2, 



of these birds at Sydney, and the officers of the ship 'Paramatta' 

 for their passage home. 



This addition augments the number of Cassowaries now living in 

 the collection to 8 individuals, belonging to 6" species, namely : — 



The Secretary read extracts from several letters addressed to him 

 by Dr. George Bennett, F.Z.S., dated from Sydney in February 

 last, referring to the proceedings of Mr. L. M. D'Albertis, C.M.Z.S., 

 who had arrived in Sydney on the 4th of February from Yule Island, 

 New Guinea, and was intending to stay there two months to recruit 

 and obtain supplies, and then to return to New Guinea. Dr. 

 Bennett enclosed a plan of the " Fly River," New Guinea, made 

 during the cruise up it of the London Missionary Society's steamer 

 'Ellengowan,' in December 18/5, in which M. D'Albertis, who had 

 accompanied the expedition, had marked the different birds he had 

 obtained or observed during the voyage. Amongst these were noted 

 Paradisea ragyiana, Goura sp. inc., Buceros rufieollis, Tadorna sp. 

 inc., Manucodia viridis, Epimachus magnijicus, and other rare species. 



Mr. Osbert Salvin, F.R.S., exhibited and made remarks on a por- 

 tion of a trunk of pine (Pinus) from Guatemala, perforated by a 

 Woodpecker (Mehinerpes formicivorus), for the purpose of storing 

 acorns*. 



Mr. G. Dawson Rowley, F.Z.S., exhibited a specimen of Machceri- 

 rhynchus nigripectus of Schlegel, from New Guinea, being the fourth 

 known member of this very curious genus founded by Mr. Gould. 

 This he believed to be the first example of this species which had 

 reached this country. 



Mr. J. H. Gurney, Jun., F.Z.S., exhibited an example of the 

 Lesser Whitefronted Goose (Anser erythropus), killed in Egypt, and 

 made a few remarks on the other known Geese of that country. 



Mr. A. Grote exhibited the original drawing by Col. Gordon, 

 ' Cf. Baird, Brewer, & Ridgway, ' North American Birds' vol. ii. p. 569 



