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stripes in F. levaillanti. The patch of black and white 

 feathers so conspicuous on the fore neck and upper part of 

 the chest in F. levaillanti are represented by a much smaller 

 patch with the ground-colour rufous white. The breast and 

 underparts are buff, barred with black, especially on the 

 sides and flanks, the chestnut markings so conspicuous in 

 F. levaillanti being at most merely represented by one or 

 two scattered red spots on the outside flank-feathers. 



Total length about 12 inches, culmen r45, wing 6"8, 

 tail 3'1, tarsus 2'0. 



A letter was read from Professor Menzbier, correcting 

 some errors which had appeared in the account of the new 

 Syrnium described by him at the Meeting of the Club on 

 October 21, 1896 (see Bull. B. O. C. vi. p. vi). The name 

 of the species should have been printed Syrnium willkonskii, 

 and the sentence '' collar! albo vel cinereo, etc/' should read 

 '^colare albo vel, etc." 



Mr. Howard Saunders exhibited, on behalf of Mr. J. T. 

 Proud, of Bishop Auckland, a specimen of the Roseate Tern 

 {Sterna dougalli) and two clutches of the eggs, obtained by 

 the latter gentleman on the coast of Wales last year. 



A paper was read from Dr. Shufeldt on the attitudes of 

 Loons and Grebes when on land. This paper was intended 

 for publication in 'The Ibis.' 



The Hon. Walter Rothschild sent for exjiibition by 

 Mr. Hartert the type of Loboparadisea sericea, which had 

 been described at the last meeting of the B. 0. Club, and 

 which would be figured in the ' Novitates Zoologicte ' ; also 

 an adult and a young male of the remarkable yemophilus 

 macgregoruE (De Vis), and a series of skins of Loria loria, 

 respecting which he sent the following note : — 



" Dr. Bowdler Sharpe, in Part VI. of his ' Monograph of 

 the Paradiseidaj,' still leaves the identity of Loria marice 

 (De Vis) and Loria lorice, Salvad., aa open question. Since 

 he had my series for comparison, I have had two more males. 



