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character for the recognitioD of a distinct local race, uhich 

 lie named AitJturus taylori, after its discoverer. 



Mr. EoTHscHiLu also exhibited a specimen of Diomcdca 

 immutuhUis, described by him from Laysan Island. It 

 ^vas shot by ~Mv. On"ston\s collector on Miyakeshima^ Octo- 

 ber 30th, 1893. 



Dj". JuLirs vox ^Iadarasz communicated the description 

 of two apparently wevr species of birds from the Finisterre 

 j\Iountains in Eastern Xcw Guinea, collected by IMr. Samuel 

 Feuichel for the Hungarian National ]\Iuscum. Ur. von 

 jNladarasz proposed to call these new species 



PoEClLODR'iAS HERMANI, sp. U. 



P. sirailis P. JnjpoJeucoi, sed intense nigra, minime vero schis- 

 tacca vel brunnesceuti-uigra, supcrcilio albo lato, ct 

 speculo alari albo multo majore distinguenda. Long. 

 tot. 5 poll., alee 3'1. 



Hah. in moniibus Novte Guineje '■ Finisterre ' dictis. 



DONACICOLA SHARPII, Sp. n. 



D. similis D. castaaeitJtoraci, sed supracaudalibus et rectri- 

 cibus centralibus intense castaneis, et pileo clare mar- 

 garitaceo cano distinguenda. Long. tot. 4 poll., alae 2"05. 



Hah. in montibus ' Finisterre' dictis. 



]\Ir. Howard Saunders made some observations on an 

 interesting stage of plumage of Lams melanocepkaJus, an 

 immature specimen of -which had been procured in Hungary, 

 and had been submitted to him for identification by the 

 Hungarian National Museum. 



Mr. J. G.MiLLAis exhibited specimens of the Grey-necked 

 Bustard {TracheJoiis barrovii). obtained by him during his 

 recent travels in South-eastern Africa, and drew special 

 attention to the rosy tinge uhich the v.hite under surface 

 of the bird freqaently exhibited. 



Extracts of letters received from l\Ir. W. Eagle Clarke 

 were read bv Mr. H. Saunders. Mr. Clarke had svsteraati- 



