Vol. xvi.] (52 



"Tho typo (Soutli African Miisemii, Reg. No. 8485), was 

 obtained by Dr. A. H. B. Kirknian, on the Muguazi Eiver, 

 some fifteen miles from its junction with the Zambesi, in 

 North-west Rhodesia, in September, 1904. Last year 

 (1905) Dr. Kirkman, together with Mr. C. Struben, made 

 another shooting trip into the same country, and jjrocured 

 a second example, a female, at the same place, while about 

 iwenty miles further on he found the l)irds fairly common 

 in small tlocks on the Majelie River, but did not obtain 

 any more examples ; he did not observe them on the 

 ] tanks (^f the Zambesi itself. Both the rivers mentioned 

 are northern tributaries of the Zambesi, joining that river 

 between Sesheke and Victoria Falls. 



" The second specimen, the female, which I have been 

 able to examine through the kindness of Dr. Kirkman, has 

 the front of the head dusky rather than sienna-brown, and 

 this colour does not extend so far back as in the case of 

 the original specimen, which 1 take to be a male." 



On behalf of his son. Dr. Sclatek exhibited and handed 

 round a complete copy of the fourth and last volume of 

 Stark &. Sclater's '^'^ Birds of South Africa," the issue of 

 which had been delayed by the necessity of sending the 

 index out to South Africa for final revision. He stated 

 that the work would be ready for publication in about 

 a fortnight. 



This volume contained the account of the game, shore, 

 and water-birds, numbering altogether about 250 species. 



Dr. Sci.ATEii stated that he had received letters from his 

 son at CajDe Town, informing him of the arrival there 

 on the 28tli of January of Lord Crawford in the R.Y.S. 

 " Valhalla," and that Mr. Meade-Waldo and Mr. McoU 

 were in good liealtii. The '• Valhalla " had met with fine 

 weather at South Trinidad Island, and a good series of birds 

 had been secured. At Tristan da Cunha, unfortunately, 

 the reverse had been the case, and after waiting three 

 days the " Valhalla " had been compelled to leave without 

 beiny al.)le to land the jSTaturalists. 



