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order of the Trustees of the British Museum. The total 

 number of species of birds known to inhabit the Fanning 

 Group amounted to twenty-six, of which sixteen were Sea- 

 birds. Of the remaiuing ten, four were believed to be 

 peculiar to the group, and included two species of Reed- 

 Warbler, Acrocephafus (or Tatare) pistor (Tristram) and 

 A. cequinoctialis (Lath.), inhabiting Fanning Island and 

 Christmas Island respectively ; the little Green Lory (Vini 

 kuhli, Vigors), found on Fanning and Washington Islands ; 

 and a Gadwall {Chaulelasmus couesi, Streets), found on 

 Washington Island and said by its describer to differ from 

 the Common Gadwall in certain particulars. Other in- 

 teresting birds inhabiting the group, besides Peale's Sand- 

 piper {/E. cancellatus) already mentioned by Dr. Sclater, 

 were the Petrels, including Piiffinus nativitatis, P. cuneatus, 

 and Q^strelata parvirostris. The remaining species were 

 mostly widely distributed Waders and Sea-birds. 



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

 the 8th of May, 1912, at PAGANI'S RESTAURANT, 

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

 Members of the Club intending to dine are requested to 

 inform Mr. Witherby, at 326 High Holborn, W.C. 



The Annual General Meeting of the British Ornithologists' 

 Union will be held on the same day (8th of May), and the 

 Annual Dinner of the B. 0. U. will take place conjointly with 

 that of the B. 0. C. 



[N.B. — Members who intend to make any communication 

 at the next Meeting of the Club are requested to 

 give notice beforehand to the Editor, also to supply 

 bim with a ivritten account of anything intended for 

 publicatiou.] 



(Signed) 



P. L. Sclater, W. R. Ogilvie-Guant, H. F. Witherby, 



C/tainnun. ■ Editor. Sec. ^ Treas. 



