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Hab. Nile Valley, from the Fayum to Wadi Haifa. 

 10 & 13. iii. 09. 



Ohs. This form differs considerably from the House- 

 Sparrow of Cairo in its greyer and brighter coloration, but 

 is referred to by Dr. Hartert (Vog. Pal. Faun. Heft ii. 

 p. 151) as "Passer domesticus subsp.?''^ Owing to lack of 

 material Dr. Hartert was unable to differentiate between 

 specimens from the Delta and the present form. 



Messrs. Nicoll and Bonhote also exhibited specimens of 

 Locustella luscinioides (Savi) and L. l.fusca ( Sever tz.), from 

 the Fayum, the latter being a greyer race inhabiting Trans- 

 caspia and Turkestan. This was the first record of L. I fusca 

 from Egypt, and, according to Dr. Hartert, its winter range 

 is still unknown. 



A lengthy discussion arose on the interbreeding of Passer 

 domesticus and P. hispaniolensis in North Africa, in which 

 Mr. Rothschild, Mr. Meade-Waldo, and others took part. 



The Hon. Walter Eothschild described and exhibited 

 examples of a new species of Weaver-Finch : 



Lagonosticta graueri, sp. n. 



Adult male. Upper surface brownish-slate-colour, faintly 

 tinged with purplish in some lights. Lower rump and upper 

 tail-coverts purple-maroon. Tail slightly darker. Wings 

 like the back, but of a more brownish tint. Throat and 

 chest similar to the upper surface ; middle of the abdomen 

 and under tail-coverts dull black ; rest of the under surface 

 purple-maroon ; sides of the breast with a number of subapical 

 white spots, 



Culmen 11 mm.; wing 51; tail 50; tarsus 15-5. 



Hab. Forest near Baraka, north-west of Lake Tanganyika, 

 1900 metres. 



Ohs. A small series of specimens was procured by Herr 



