at \'^Graveland. Five eggs M'ere laid in a slight nest made 

 by the male^ and four young ones hatched. Incubation was 

 undertaken entirely by the cock bird, which only left the nest 

 to feed. The cock also took entire charge of the young brood_, 

 but it had not been found necessary to remove the hen from 

 his company. The fact of the male's incubation had already- 

 been recorded by Mr. Bartlett (see P. Z. S. 1868, p. 114), 

 but it was interesting to have it confirmed. In ' Argentine 

 Ornithology' (vol. ii. p. 110) the question had been left 

 unsettled bv [Messrs. Sclater and Hudson. 



The next ^Meeting will take place on "\A'ednesday, the 16th 

 of October, 1895. 



(Signed) 



P. L. Sclater, E.. Bowdler Sharpe, Howard Saunders, 

 Chairman. Editor. Sec. if Treas. 



