VI 



Mr. ScLATER stated that in view of the large amount of 

 work he had done in American Ornithology, the Authorities 

 of the Smithsonian Institution had kindly agreed to publish, 

 in the Bulletin of the U.S. National Museum, a complete 

 Bibliography of his published writings from 1844 to 1894 

 inclusive. The MS. of this volume, which was already in 

 type, had been prepared under his superintendence by Mr. G. 

 A. Doubleday. The list contained the titles of 1239 publi- 

 cations, many of which, however, were short notes and 

 notices. 



Mr. Howard Saunders gave a brief sketch of the pro- 

 ceedings at the International Congress recently held at Paris 

 to consider the legislation necessary for the protection of 

 birds useful to agi-iculture, to which he had been accredited 

 as the delegate of the British Government, with Sir Herbert 

 Maxwell, Bart., M.P. Sir Herbert also gave an interesting 

 account of the diplomatic work of the Congress. 



Professor ^NIexzbier, of Moscow, forwarded, on behalf of 

 Mr. Sushkin, the diagnosis of a new species of Goose, which 

 Mr. Sushkin proposed to call 



AXSER NEGLECTUS, U. Sp. 



A. ab A. bruchyrliyncho statura majoie, rostro longiore et 



graciliore, secuudariorum tectricibus atro-fuscis, tectri- 



cibus carpalibus discoloribus : ^h A. setjetmyi pedibus 



zonaque rostri incarnatis distinguendus. 



The full description of the species will appear in ' The 



Ibis.' 



Dr. J. vox ]\Iadarasz, of the Hungarian National Museum, 

 sent for e.^hibition some photographs of a nest of the 

 Chimney-Swallow [Hirundo rustica) built in a curious posi- 

 tion among the hanging branches of a vine. 



Dr. W. T. Bla.vford, F.R.S., communicated a note on 

 the two Sarus Cranes of the Indian Region. He agreed 

 with Dr. Bowdler Sharpe that there were two distinct forms : 



