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jE. temporalis, Lath., but proved to belong to a distinct 

 species, which must bear the name o£ JEgintha minor, 

 Campbell. 



Mr. North, when commenting on Mr. Mathews' ' Hand- 

 list/ had pointed out that the bird from Cape York was 

 distinct ; and Mr. Campbell {' Nests and Eggs of Australian 

 Birds/ p. 492) also noticed certain differences between this 

 form and the typical ^. temporalis and suggested for it the 

 name of ^. minor, which it was now proposed to adopt. 



In JE. minor the scarlet on the brow was more pronounced, 

 the wings more yellow, and tlie under surface much lighter. 



^. temporalis : total length 4*25 ; wing 2*12 inches. 



^. minor : „ 3'75 ; „ 1'75 „ 



Mr. C. J. Carroll, introduced by Mr. Ogilvie-Grant, 

 exhibited mounted examples of the following species of 

 birds and curious col our- varieties : — 



KiLLDEER Plover. {jEgialitis vocifera.) 



An adult male, shot in Romney Marsh, near Lydd, Kent, 

 on April the 22nd, 1908, and examined in the flesh by 

 Mr. Ruskin Butterfield. 



Solitary Sandpiper. {Totanus solitarius.) 

 A female, shot at Littlestone, Kent, on August the 15th, 

 1908, and examined in the flesh by Dr. N. F. Ticehurst. 



Bartram's Sandpiper. [Bartramia longicauda.) 

 An adult male, shot in Romney Marsh on July the 18th, 

 1908, and examined in the flesh by Mr. M. J. Nicoll. 



Mr. Carroll also exhibited varieties of plumage of the 

 following species : — Golden Plover (two), Blue Titmouse, 

 Great Titmouse, Green Woodpecker, Blackbird, Corn- 

 Bunting, Fulmar Petrel (albino, July the 12th, 1908 : eyes, 

 legs, and feet pink) . 



Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe exhibited an example of Hender- 

 son's Gyr-Falcon [Hierofalco milvipes, Hodgs.), which had 



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