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!Mr. BiDWELL exhibited^ by permission of Mr. H. Stevens, 

 a ha.nclsome specimen of the e^g of the Great Auk {Alca 

 iiirpennis), from the collection of Sir F. Milner. The speci- 

 men was especially remarkable for the 'Spitted '' nature of 

 the shell. 



^Tr. Steve.vs showed a large photograph of the Great 

 Auk, taken from a specimen in Sir F. Milner's collection, 

 wliich had been remounted by Mr. Cullingford of Durham, 

 and which was considered to be one of the finest known 

 specimens of the bird. 



Dr. BowDLER SiiARPE brought some specimens of birds 

 from the collection recently made by Dr. Donaldson Smith, 

 during his expedition from Somali-land to Lake Rudolf. 

 In addition to those species described at the last Meeting of 

 the Club, Dr. Sharpe exhibited examples of the following 

 new species : — 



TURACUS DONALDSON!, Sp. U. 



T. pileo antico viridi, postice pallida coccineo, et macula 

 magna anteoculari alba distinguendus. Long. tot. 16' 5 

 poll,, aloe 7'2. 

 Hab. !Meo. 



LoPHOCEROS SIBBEXSIS, Sp. n. 



L. siniilis L. deckeni, tectricibus alarum nigris, minime albo 

 maculatis, sed statura minore et rostro toto nigro 

 distinguendus. Long. tot. 15 poll., alse 6'3. 

 Hah. Sibbe. 



'Six. A. Trevor-Battye exhibited a curious white variety 

 of a Brent Goose, which he had procured at Kolguev Island, 

 and gave an account of the mode of capture of these Geese 

 by the Samoyedes. 



Dr. BowDLER Shabpe referred to the loss which the Club 

 had recently sustained, by the death of its esteemed member, 

 Mr. Edward Hargitt, and gave an account of his life and 

 work, with especial reference to the series of paintings of 

 Woodpeckers which ^vlr. Hargitt had executed for his 



