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Mr. H. F. WiTHERBY exhibited two Black Wheatears, 

 which had been lent to him by Mr. J. B. Nichols for the 

 purpose — both were males. One, which was obtained at 

 Rye, Sussex, on September 2nd, 1909, was of the typical 

 (European) form, (Enanthe leucura leucura; while the other 

 (obtained at Pevensey Sluice, Susses, on June 7th, 1915) 

 was of the North African form (E. I. syenitica. Mr. Witherby 

 pointed out that the occurrence of these birds had already 

 been recorded, but he thought the Members might like to 

 see them, as they showed very clearly the differences between 

 the two forms. In general colour the male of (E. I. sijenitica 

 was distinctly brownish black, while that of the typical form 

 was jet-black, and in (E. I. syenitica the black tips of the 

 tail-feathers were considerably broader than in (E. I. leucura. 



Mr. Charles Chubb exhibited and described the following 

 new birds from Ecuador : — 



Asio galapagoensis sequatorialis, subsp. n. 



Adult female. Allied to the female of A. galapagoensis, but 

 differs in its larger size and in being dull black above with 

 pale fulvous and white markings to the feathers, instead of 

 brown with sandy-rufous markings; the buff colour of the 

 under surface is also paler, and the dark shaft-lines to 

 the feathers more restricted, and there are scarcely any 

 radiations or indications of cross-bars. "Bill slate-grey; 

 iris brown " ( W. Goodfellow) . 



Total length 370 mm., culmen 27, wing 322, tail 153. 



Loc. Pichincha, Ecuador, 11,000 feet, Feb. 1915— 

 collected by W. Goodfellow. 



Ciccaba alhitarse goodfellowi, subsp. n. 



Adult female. Similar to C. albitarse, but distinguished 

 iu being blackish above, instead of brown ; the pale markings 

 buff, instead of rufous, and much less extensive. The under 

 surface, for the most part, white, especially on the breast 

 where the allied form is always rufous. " Bill horn-brown, 

 tip pale yellow ; feet yellow ; iris yellow " (W. Goodfellow) . 



Total length 305 mm., wing 270, tail 146. 



