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of the true erythristic variety, one from Forfarshire and one 
from Elgin; he said that very few eggs of this beautiful 
variety were represented in collections, although they had 
from time to time turned up in the London Market, mostly 
singly. Complete and genuine clutches he considered a 
great rarity, and he could not find any mention of this — 
variety in the earlier works on oology. They did not appear 
to have been previously described, although briefly referred to 
in ‘ British Birds’ and also in Dresser’s ‘ Eges of the Birds 
of Europe.’ . 
Description.—Ground-colour varies from bright reddish to 
pale red, of a much warmer shade than the reddish form of 
those of the Golden Plover (C. apricarius). 
Markings.—Dark reddish brown to black, underlying 
markings ash-grey. 
The greenish tinge usually present in the innermost Jime- 
layer of the type-egg is totally absent, and shows through 
bright red. 
The Rev. F. C. R. Jourparn said that he had seen much 
redder eggs of the Lapwing, and would hardly class those 
exhibited as truly erythristic. 
Mr. Sruart Baker agreed with Mr. Jourdain. 
Dr. H. Laneron showed a photograph of a Herring-Gull, 
which had lived in captivity in Brighton for 37 years. It 
was taken when adult and destroyed by the will of its owner 
when the latter died. 
Mr. Cuartes Cuuss sent the following description of a 
new genus, belonging to the family Tyrannidz :— 
Microcochlearius, gen. nov. 
The species that I propose to separate under the above 
generic title has the bill flattened, the width at the base is 
about two-thirds the length of the exposed culmen. The 
