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4. Merlin (Falco cesalon). 



5. Sparrow-Hawk [Accipiter nisus). 



6. Curlew [Namenius arquata). 



7. Lesser Black-backed Gull {Larus fuscus ajinis). 



8. E-EED-BuNTiNG [EmheHza schceniclus) . 



9. Fulmar Petrel [Fulniarus glacialis). 



A remarkably successful photograph was that of the 

 Fulmar Petrel flying from the face of the cliff, while the 

 series showing the Black Guillemot at home were greatly 

 appreciated. 



Captain Collingwood Ingram gave a brief account of the 

 island of Little Tobago, British West Indies, upon which 

 his father, Sir William Ingram, had, in 1909, turned out 

 forty-seven examples of the Greater Bird-of-Paradise (Para- 

 disea apoda). He said that, as three young birds had 

 recently been reported by the guardian, it was reasonable to 

 suppose that the experiment had been successful. 



He further remarked that the males had not, as yet, been 

 seen in their beautiful and characteristic side-plumes. From 

 this it would appear that the full nuptial plumage was not 

 acquired before the seventh year, and that the birds bred 

 before these were fully developed. 



A photograph depicting typical forest-growth on Little 

 Tobago was then thrown on the screen, which gave a good 

 idea of the wealth of vegetation to be found in this gem 

 of the Caribbean Sea. 



Captain Ingram also exhibited a good slide of the West 

 Indian Tropic-bird [Phaethon (stkerius) on the nest ; this 

 was placed on the ground amongst dense cactus, on the side 

 of a hill shelving steeply to the sea. 



Mr. H. L. Popham exhibited four good slides showing the 

 nest and eggs of: — 



1. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus). 



2. Eared Grebe (Podiceps auritus). 



3. Little Gull (Lm'us minuhis). 



4. Jack S'Ni-p'E (Limnocryptes ffcil/inula). 



