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quotes, viz., Aldrovandus, Dodart, Seba, Willoughby, and 
Ray, can only have seen specimens from North Africa. 
On account of this doubt, I therefore thiak it advisable to 
continue to call the North African Ostrich Struthio camelus 
Linn., and give a new name to the Syrian bird. 
I therefore name this form 
Struthio camelus syriacus, subsp. nov. 
Type, Syrian Desert (J. Aharoni Coll.), in the Tring 
Museum. 
I exhibit eggs of Struthio camelus camelus Linn., 8. camelus 
syriacus Rothsch., S. australis Gurney, and S. massaicus 
Neum. 
The following is a key to the males of the five known 
forms of Ostriches :— 
Poco lope Ted. 6 ss ees ag nese ne oe mens 2. 
Neck and legs leaden blue ’..°% 22... 55.. 5. 4. 
2. Head on top hairy, size large .,..........+- S. massaicus, 
Head with naked shield .........0.00e0es 3. 
he SU SALE NR GS I ee eee S. camelus camelus. 
Pere nCER LOTS ero teia d Wonas oN N's, o sian aisle ea ch m8 S. camelus syriacus. 
4, Size larger, top of head hairy ; red on front of 
tarsus reaching well on to larger toe ...... S. australis. 
Size smaller; top of head with horny shield ; 
red on front of tarsus only reaching end of 
MRD RE IES 8 acs e)s Sich avs, «, eho, a: 6 eo: sigs #i dye in cies ».. &. molybdophanes. 
Key to eggs :— 
1. Hees smooth, not pitted ....0.... cece sees: 2. 
Mees PALLOG  aaitetets conse fs «sleet + Gialera sist ei « «= 3. 
2. Eggs larger, not so highly polished ........ S. camelus camelus. 
Eges smaller, highly polished .............. S. camelus syriacus, 
3. Eggs closely pitted, pits smaller ....,....... S. australis. 
Eees closely pitted, pits large .............. S. molybdophanes. 
Eggs with pitting more scattered, pits large ..  S. massaicus, 
Dr. Ernst Harter exhibited specimens of Melanocorypha 
bimaculata and Corvus cornix collected by Col. Meinertzhagen, 
with their allied forms, and communicated the following 
notes and descriptions of two new subspecies, on behalf of 
Col. R. Meinertzhagen : — 
