Mr. Ernst Hartert exhibited skins of Podargus ocellatus, 

 Quoy & Gaim., and the type of a new Podargus, of which 

 the Tring Museum had received a number of specimens, and 

 which he characterized as follows : — 



Podargus intermedius, sp. n. 

 Similis P. ocdlato, sed multo major ; alls 243-211 millim., 

 caud. 200-206. 



Hah. ' Kiriwina/ in insulis ' Trobriand ^ (typus) et ' Fer- 

 gusson ^ in ins. ' D^Entrecasteaux ' dictis. 



'^ Ohs. — This species is remarkably larger than P. ocellatus 

 and P. ocellatus marmoratus, and all the specimens are 

 alike, so that it must be described. The wing in P. ocellatus 

 is usually under, and seldom over 180 millim. long, so 

 that there is generally a difference of at least 20-25 millim., 

 or about an inch. The same striking differences in size are 

 obvious in all the other parts, such as beak, feet, &c., as may 

 be seen at a glance in the specimens exhibited. P. inter- 

 medius is intermediate in size between P. ocellatus and its 

 sub-species and the gigantic P. papuensis, Quoy & Gaim., 

 which has a wing of about 300 millim. or a foot, while it 

 agrees in colour with both of the species, varying just as 

 much, the females now before me being more rufous.''^ 



'' This interesting new form was discovered by Mr. Albert 

 S. Meek, who also found its nest and eggs, which will be 

 described elsewhere. ^^ 



Mr. Hartert likewise exhibited a new Goatsucker, which 

 he characterized as follows : — 



Caprimulgus rosenbergi, sp. n. 

 ? . Similis C. ocellato, sed duabus maculis rotundis albis in 

 tectricibus lougissimis alarum primo visu distingueudus : 

 macula collari alba maxima : rectricibus omnibus albo 

 tcrminatis, abdominis sine maculis albis conspicuis. 

 Long. al. 5"2 poll., caud. 4"7, tarsi 0'6. " Iris brunnea.'" 

 Hah. Ad flumen 'Dagna' dictum, in Colombia occidentali, 

 W. Rosenberg coll. April 2, 1895. 

 Type in the Rothschild ^Museum. 



Dr. BowDLER Sharpe gave the following systematic list of 

 the species of the family Ardeidce, as determined by him 



