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culmiuicorii, though not so well developed, distinctly spreads 

 and has a well-defined posterior margin. 



It is just possible that this species may prove to be Diomedea 

 f/iJIiana of Coues^ from an unknoAvn locality, but the bill is 

 difi'erently coloured^ and the under Aving-coverts are white 

 instead of the same colour as the upper surface. 



These three species of Procellarndce in my collection were 

 pointed out to me as ncAv by Mr. Osbert Salvin, who kindly 

 confirmed the diagnoses. 



The ]\rembers then adjourned to the large room at the 

 Fj-ascati Restaurant^ Avhere ]Mr. Eothschild exhibited speci- 

 meris of all the new species described by him at tlie ]\Ieetiug, 

 and called attention to other rare birds from his collection. 

 Among these were examples of PJialacrocorax Jeathersioni 

 of Buller^ of which a living example and many skins were 

 shown, as well as skins of Teiraophasis sechenyi and Palce-- 

 ornis salvador'U. 



Mr. Rothschild likewise exhibited living specimens of the 

 various species of Apteryx. 9 in number, viz. : — 



2 Apttryx mantelli, ^ ? . 

 2 „ lawryi, J ? . 

 2 „ oioerd, J $ . 

 2 „ haasti, J" ? . 

 1 „ occidentalis, ? . 



The folloAving paper was then read, and was illustrated by 

 the exhibition of nearly 100 specimens of Apteryges : — 



''•' Kotes on the Genus Apteryx. 

 By the Hon. Walter Rothschild. 



"■ Since my controversy with jNIr. H. 0. Forbes in the pages 

 of the ' Annals and Magazine of Natural History,^ on the 

 subject of Apteryx haasti, I have gone exhaustively into the 

 history -of the genus Apteryx, and I hope soon to publish a 

 complete Monograph on the subject. 



'■'■ Possessing, however, a large series of skins, and examples 

 of no less than five species in a living state, I thought it 



