Mr. T. Parkin exhibited an egg which had been dredged 

 by a trawler in Rye Bay, Sussex {cf. ' Field/ May 26th^ June 

 2nd and 9th, 1894), and supposed to be that of the Velvet 

 Scoter, because birds of that species had recently frequented 

 those waters. Mr. Parkin stated that, after a comparison 

 of this egg with those of (E. fusca in the Natural History- 

 Museum, it was evident that it did not belong to this species. 



]Mr. OsBERT Salvix sent the following descriptions of two 

 new species of Humming-Birds, specimens of which had 

 been obtained by Mr. O. T. Baron during his recent expedi- 

 tion to Pern : — 



DlPHLOG.ENA EVA, Sp. U. 



D. hespei'o proxima, sed supra rufescentiore viridi, nucha et 

 cervice postica nitente saturate rubris nee intense nigris, 

 abdomine parte postica latiore rufa et cum tectricibus 

 subcaudalibus pallidiore ; rostro quoqne longiore 

 differt. 



Hab. Succha, E, Peru, January to March 1894 (0. T. Baron). 



In my paper on Mr. Baron's birds (Nov. Zool. ii. p. 15), I 

 referred several specimens of a Diphlogcena from Succha, with 

 doubt, to the Ecuadorean D. hesperus, Gould. None of them 

 were quite adult. ^Ir. Baron's recent collection contains 

 additional specimens, and amongst thera one fully-adult bird 

 which has the characteristic lilac thoracic spot. 



The dark shining red colour of the nape and back of the 

 neck in the new bird is in strong contrast to the deep 

 Ijlack of tliese parts inD. hesperus, and, with the other minor 

 points mentioned above, proves D. eva to be a distinct 

 species. 



The true D. iris occurs further to the eastward in Peru, 

 and Mr. Baron obtained specituens of it at Leimebamba. 



Eriucxe.mis catharina, sp. n. 

 Nitenti-viridis, cervice postica, dorso antico et tectricibus 

 alarum aureo lavatis, dorso postico et tectricibus supra- 

 caudalibus nitidecajrulec-vindibus, his ketioribus, fronte 

 cairuleo tiucta : subtus micanti-viridis, gutture toto 

 aureo lavato, abdomine medio cceruleo tiucto, subcauda- 



