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winor) which had been Idllecl at Bosham, near Cliichest^r, 

 on the 14tli October, 100."), and sent to Mr. Geor<^-e, of 

 West Street, Chichester, for preservation. The specimen 

 shown was an immatui'e bird in its first antnnm phiniao-e. 

 Mr. Griffith also mentioned that he had purchased from 

 the same taxidermist a piebald example of the Golden- 

 crested Wren {Begulus cristatuft), which had recently been 

 procured near that town. 



Mr. H. E. Dresser exhibited eg<^s of Bahax traddelli, 

 Podoces hiimiJis, Lanhia fephroyintnn, Linotn rufo-atrUintn, 

 Carpodncus pulcherrim-us^, Alauda inopinatn, Leptopcecile 

 soph ire, subsj). henrici, and Monti fr'nufilla mandpUii, obtained 

 near Gyantse, Tibet, by Captain Steen. The latter had also 

 sent notes on the identification of these and other species of 

 birds, which would he published in a future number of the 

 " Ibis." 



Dr. E. Hartert, on behalf of the Hon. N. C. Eothschild, 

 exhibited two specimens of Emheriza sfriokita (Licht.), 

 which had been shot by the latter at Merawi, in Nubia, on 

 the 12th March, 1904." 



Mr. Rothschild stated that this Bimting- was one of the 

 most local of Egyptian birds, being- j)ractically confined to 

 the Fourth Cataract of the Nile, in the neighbourhood of 

 Merawi, Belal, etc. 



Dr. E. Hartert made remarks on the enormous numbers 

 of Wood-Pigeons (Columba palumhus) to be seen at the 

 present time in the neighbourhood of Tring, Herts. 



Other members present stated that they had also 

 observed unusual numbers of Wood-Pigeons in various 

 parts of Englaiul during the present winter. 



On behalf of Dr. N. F. Ticehur.st, Mr. C. B. Ticeuurst 

 exhibited a specimen of the Little Dusky Shearwater 

 {Pwjfinm ((xsiiiii/is), \vlii(di lunl 1)i'('ii caught alive by Mr. 



