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August 13, 1S39. 

 VVilliam Yarrell, Esq.. Vice-President, in the Chair. 



A collection of Bird-skins, from the neighbourhood of Erzeroom, 

 presented to the Society by E. D. Dickson, and H. J. Ross, Esqrs,, 

 was exhibited. 



The species contained in this collection were brought under the 

 notice of the Meeting by Mr. Eraser, and the following notes (made 

 by Messrs. Dickson and Ross) which accompanied thesn, were read. 



Bateo • ? August 20t. Very common : arrives middle 



of March, and leaves middle of November. 



* Falco tintiuncidus, hinn. Ml. April 28. Common. Iris dark 

 hazel. A mouse found in its stomach. This bird was perched on a 

 tree, with some starlings and sparrows. 



F(dco tinnunculus, Linn. F. April 29. A bird and a frog found in 

 its stomach. Five well-developed eggs in the ovarium. Another 

 had eight eggs, besides a great many small ones, and its stomach 

 contained a frog and some scaly substances, probably a portion of a 

 fish. It breeds in April, on lofty poplars, and also on the top of 

 minarets. Arrives early in April and departs late in November. 



Fnico ^saloH, Temm. M. April 23. Eyes large, round, and of 

 a bluish-black colour : rim of eyelids, cere, and legs, bright yellow. 

 A great number of thin tough worms, from one to two inches long, 

 between the peritoneum and muscles on the left side : neither sto- 

 mach nor intestines contained any. 



Mitvtis ater, Gould. M. May 10. Common. Shot on a tree 

 close to the town. Eyes large, of a light cinnamon colour, and with 

 a black ring round the iris. Testicles reniform ; yellow. Arrives 

 middle of March. 



Noctua Indica.Fxanldm. August 1. Common about the foot of 

 the mountains near the town. 



Cijpselus murarius. 111. M. May 24. Very abundant. Arrives 

 beginning of May, leaves late in September. 



Merops Apia^ter, Linn. F. May 20. Gizzard full of insects. 

 Arrives middle of May, leaves latter end of Sejjtember. 



*Cor(icias' garrulus, Linn. September 6. Common in various lo- 

 calities. Arrives early, and departs late in September. 



CoUario minor, Vig. August 6. Common. Frequents haycocks. 

 Arrives beginning of August, leaves middle of September. 



t The date when the specimen was procured. 



* The species marked with an asterisk have been noticed in the Proceed- 

 ings iis inhabitants of TrehizoncI, a loc;ility not far distant from Erzeroom. 

 See Proceedings for 1834, pp. 50 & 133; for 1835, p. 90; and for 1837, 

 p. 126. 



X The letter M stands for male, and F for female, ihrou.hoiit the paper. 

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