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Mr. Grant exhibited some interesting species wliicli had 

 been procured by him in various parts of the territory- 

 traversed. 



Amongst these were some forms new to the avifauna of 

 South Africa : — 



Francolinus kirJci from Beira. 



Turacus reichenowi from Beira. 



Campothera fillleborni from Beira. 



Chaetura anchietce ? from Tete, Zambesi. 



Sigmodus scopifrons from Beira. 



PTjtelia afra from Gorongoza district. 



One of the most interesting discoveries was the occurrence 

 at Mhambane of the long-lost species Hypargus margaritatus 

 (Strickland), which was described in 1844. Since that 

 date no example of this species had been seen. At Beira 

 Mr. Grant met with H. niveiguttatus, Peters^ and it was 

 found that the females of these two species were quite 

 different from one another. 



The female of H. niveiguttatus had an ashy-brown head, 

 contrasting with the rusty-brown back, while the throat and 

 chest were rusty-brown with a slight wash of crimson ; and 

 the remainder of the under-surface was dusky ash-colour, 

 with numerous white spots, except on the middle of the 

 breast, abdomen, and under tail-coverts. 



In the female of H. margaritatus the head was rusty- 

 brown like the back, the sides of the face and eyebrows 

 were grey, the throat and chest light slaty-grey, the middle 

 of the body pure white, and the sides black, plentifully 

 spotted with white. 



Mr. Grant also exhibited a curious example of an im- 

 mature Bee-eater [Merops natalensis, Beichenb.) in which 

 the colour of the plumage was changing without a moult. 

 The red colour of the throat was gradually extending over 

 the breast, but no moult was in progress. 



An interesting example of a red phase of Scops capensis 

 was also shown. 



