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published in 1806,'^ Link proposed to use the name 

 Philomela for the Warblers instead of Sylvia of Bechstein. 

 But as Link put ' Philomela luscinia ' at the head of his 

 genus we may well employ it for the Nightingale only, and 

 thus terminate the long controversy that has existed 

 respecting the earliest and correct generic name of this 

 bird." 



The following communication was read from Mr. F. E. 

 Blaauw, dated Gooilust, s'Graveland, JSToord-HoUand, 

 December 5th, 1905 : — 



^' A few days ago, while riding through the woods in 

 this neighbourhood, I noticed a white bird sitting on a 

 wooden fence of a meadow. As I came nearer I saw that 

 it was a specimen of the Little Owl (Athene noctua), 

 which is a common species about s'Grraveland. 



" The bird being quite tame, I was able to ride up very 

 close and obtain a good view of it. It was entirely 

 white, with the dark markings characteristic of the Little 

 Owl in its normal colouring, represented by yellowish 

 tints. 



" Owls, as far as my experience goes, are seldom subject 

 to albinism, so I think it may be of some interest to place 

 this case on record." 



Mr. H. E. Dkessek stated that he had received letters 

 from Mr. Buturlin announcing that he had found the 

 breeding-place of Koss's Rosy Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) in 

 the delta of the Kolyma river in North-eastern Siberia, 

 and had obtained the adult bird, young in down and 

 eggs. Mr. Buturlin had sent full particulars of his 

 discovery, which would be published in the " Ibis." 



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

 the 17th January, 1906, at 8.30, at the Restaurant Erascati, 



* Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universitat zu Rostock. 

 Erste Abtheilung. Von Dr. F. H . Link, Professor der Naturgeschicte. 

 8vo, 50 pp. Rostock. 1806. 



