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with those of Paradisea ragyiana, was found in the Moroka 

 Mountains, at an altitude of 2000 ft. 



"Three living pairs of the Rifle- Bird, P. intercedens, were 

 brought home alive ; also pairs of P. raggiana ; P. lowest, 

 with the males in full plumage ; and many pairs of 

 D. hunsteini, all the males being in adult plumage." 



Mr. GooDFELLOw also made some valuable suggestions as 

 to the best means of protecting the Birds-of-Paradise in 

 British New Guinea. These will be submitted to the 

 Members of the British Ornithologists' Union on December 

 the 10th, with a view to forwarding a memorial on the 

 subject to the Government of Australia. 



Mr. H. E. Dresser exhibited some rare eggs of Palajarctic 

 birds and made the following remarks : — 



" Lampronetta (Arctonetta) fischeri, Brandt. 



" Two eggs out of a clutch of three taken on the 28th of 

 June, 1904, near Indigirka, N.E. Siberia, in 70° 20' N. lat. 

 The female bird was secured and preserved, and is now in 

 the collection of Mr. Buturlin. This Duck has been found 

 nesting in Alaska^ and has been recorded as having occurred 

 on the Chukchi Peninsula ; but Mr. Buturlin informs me 

 that this is the first record of its having nested in the 

 Palaearctic Region. 



" Phylloscopus viridanus, Blyth. 



"A clutch of four eggs taken on the 28th of May, 1908, 

 in the valley of the Irtish, Siberia, in about 57° N. lat., 

 and sent with the parent bird. These eggs, as will be seen, 

 differ considerably from those taken in the Himalaya by 

 Mr. S. L. Whymper. This is the first time that I have 

 seen authentic eggs of this Warbler from Siberia." 



The next Meeting of the Club will be held on Wednesday, 

 the 16th of December, 1908, at PAGANIS RESTAURANT, 

 42-48 Great Portland Street, W. ; the Dinner at 7 p.m. 

 Members of the Club intending to dine are particularly 



