BULLETIN 



OF THE 



BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' CLUB, 



The t-^enty-tliird meeting of the Club -n-as held at the 

 Restaurant Frascati, 3.2 Oxford Street_, on Wednesday^ the 

 20th of February, 1895. 



Chairman: St. George Mivart, F.R.S. 



Members present \ — E. Bidwell^ W. E. De Winton, W. 

 Graham, Edward Hargitt, Er.vst Hartert, W. Ogilvie- 

 Graxt, T. Parkin, C. E. Pearson, J. H. Pearson, Howard 

 Saunders {Treasurer), R. Bowdler Sharpe [Editor), John- 

 son Wilkinson, John Young. 



Visitors: J. H. Bidvtell, C. B. Rickett, F. C. Selous, 

 H. Stevens. 



Dr. A. B. Meyer sent for exhibition plates of the remark- 

 able Birds of Paradise, Pteridophora alberti and Parotia 

 carola, recently described by him. 



The Hon. \Y alter Rothschild sent for exhibition the 

 second specimen known of Pteridophora alberti, in order 

 that the members of the Club might have an opportunity of 

 examining this singular bird. 



JNIr. Rothschild likewise sent a fine collection of Birds of 



Paradise of different genera : — including an adult male of 



Astrarchia stephanice ; a perfect skin oi Rhipidornis guiUelmi- 



teriii ; the three species of Parotia. viz. P. sexpennis, P. 



[March 2nd, 1895.] 



