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Mr. E. Bid WELL exhibited abnormal eggs of Vanellus 

 cristatus and other species. 



The Hon. Walter Rothschild exhibited a handsome 

 Pigeon from the islaud of Sumba, or Sandalwood^ which 

 he described as follows : — 



Ptilopus dohertyi, sp. nov. 



Male adult. Head, sides cf head, and throat white ; 

 occiput and nape bright magenta-purple : the nape-feathers 

 rather long. Neck and breast very light peach-blossom- 

 pink^ feathers with basal half pure white. Mantle — including 

 upper wing-coverts — dark olive, washed with green in some 

 lights and with dark bluish purple in others. Wing dark 

 slate-greV;, outer webs strongly glossed with bright metallic 

 purple. Rump and lower back greyish olive-green. Tail 

 and longest upper tail-coverts bright reddish purple (dahlia- 

 purple, Ridgway^ pi. viii. fig. 2). Colour of abdomen 

 ■separated from that of the breast by a yellowish- white semi- 

 circular band ; abdomen plum.-purple. Flanks, vent, and 

 thighs greenish grey, the last bordered with yellow; tarsi 

 pale grey. Under tail-coverts primrose-yellow, with centres 

 and most of inner webs greyish green. Tail below brownish 

 ash colour. Beak blackish, anterior third pale orange; toes 

 purplish pink. Wing 6'9 inch3s, tail 5'3, bill 0'7. 



Hah. Sumba. 



Coll. W. Doherty, Feb. 189o. 



Mr. Rothschild further exhibited a fine series of 

 Humming-birds, obtained in Peru and California by Mr. 0. 

 T. Baron, and mounted by him from the flesh. Amongst 

 them were several examples of the remarkable racket-tailed 

 Loddif/esia ynirahUls from Chachapoyas, once so rare in col- 

 lections; also Thaumastura curce, Oreotrochilus stolzmamii, 

 and Aylceactis alicice. 



^Ir. Ehnst Hartert stated that the Tring Museum had 

 received some interesting collections made by ^Mr. Everett 



