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Dr. N. F. TiCE HURST exhibited a male hybrid Pheasant 

 between Phasianus colchicus and Chrysolophus pictus. The 

 bird had been shot in a wikl state near Tenterden, in Kent, 

 on December 8th, 1906. It differed from other similar 

 hybrids in having the middle tail-feathers strongly barred, 

 instead of uniform buff-colour. 



The Chairman stated that a message had been received 

 from Lord Cromer announcing that he had received news 

 in November respecting the safety of Capt. Boyd Alexander 

 and his expedition. 



Dr. BowDLER Sharpe exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Charles 

 Chubb, a specimen of a new species of Heleodytes collected 

 by the late Mr. Perry 0. Simons. 



Mr. Chubb proposed to name it 



Heleodytes simonsi, sp. n. 

 Similis H. albicilio, sed pileo griseo, interscapulio castaneo, 

 uropygio concolore, primariis interioribus basaliter albis, 

 speculum album magnum formantibus : cauda nigra, 

 rectricibus extimis vix griseo terminatis, baud albo 

 subterminaliter fasciatis : gastrseo toto albo distin- 

 guendus. Long. tot. 9*3 poll., culm. 1'15, alse 5'0, 

 caudse 3*8, tarsi 1'6. 

 Hab. Galera, Prov. Junin, Peru (P. 0. Simons). 



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

 the 16th of January, 1907, at the Restaurant Frascati, 

 32 Oxford Street ; the Dinner at 7 p.m. Members of the 

 Club intending to dine are requested to inform Mr. Witherby, 

 at 326 High Holborn, W.C. 



[N.B. — Members who intend to make any communication 

 at the next meeting of the Club are requested to 

 give notice beforehand to the Editor, also to supply 

 him with a written account of anything intended for 

 publication.] 



(Signed) 



P. L. Sclater, W. R. Ogilvie-Grant, H. F. Witherby, 



Chairman. Editor. Sec. (Sf Treas. 



