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Isle of Wight,' states (p. 639), ' The Crested Tit has been 

 once obtained by Mr. Butler in the neighbourhood of 

 Yarmouth, and the specimen is still in his possession.' 

 Mr. Munn sent the specimen to me, and I found it to be a 

 very typical example of P. c. mitratus.'" 



Mr. H. M. Wallis exhibited an (unsexed) specimen of 

 the Central European Barn-Ovvl (Flammea flaimnea guttata, 

 B. O.U. List) which was killed at Coley Park Farm, near 

 Reading, on November 20-21, by Mr. H. G. Leigh, and 

 presented to Reading Borough Museum in the flesh. The 

 specimen is somewhat lighter than the typical Barn-Owl of 

 Central Europe, but much darker than the ordinary British 

 bird. Its primaries, crown, and nape are brownish grev. 

 The grey of the mantle is deeper in tint and more extensive 

 than is usual with a British Barn-Owl, and its under surface, 

 including the under wing-coverts, is washed with warm bulf 

 and spotted. The thighs are bufhsh, but devoid of spots. 

 The discs around the eye are dusky white with inner rings 

 of buff completely surrounding the eye. The mandibles are 

 darker than those of Flanimea flammea. 



At the next Meeting of the Club there will be a 

 Discussion on 



" Bird-parasites and Bird-phylogeny," 



opened by Mr. Launcelot Harrison, B.Sc. (Research 

 Scholar, Quick Laboratory, Cambridge) ; Mr. James Water- 

 STON, B.Sc. (Imperial Bureau of Entomology) and Mr. 

 Bruce Cummings (Entomological Department, South Ken- 

 sington Museum) will continue the discussion. 



The next Meeting of the Club will he held on Wednes- 

 day, the 12th of Jannary, 1916, at PAGANI'S RESTAURANT, 

 42-48 Great Portland Street, W. ; the Dinner at 6.45 p.m. 

 Members of the Club intending to dine are requested to 

 inform Dr. P. R. Lowe, at 27 Ormonde Gate, Chelsea^ S.W. 



