Norway £)'om t!je series of L. cJierneli. Dr. Sliarpe ^ras 

 driven to tue conclusiou that L. chtrneli had been founded 

 on specimens in bleached plumage from someTrhat arid 

 localities, and he believed that winter-killed individuals in 

 freshly moulted plumage would resemble the ordinary 

 L. arborea, Avhile breeding specimens of the latter certainly 

 were not to be distinguished from L. cherneli. 



Dr. Sharpe exhibited some Weaver-Birds from British 

 Central Africa,, sent by j\Ir. F. J. Jackson fi'om ]\Ian. The 

 female had been described as Heterhyph antes siephanopltorus 

 in 1S91 by Dr. Sharpe, and now Mr. Jackson forwarded the 

 male, which had a rufous head, and was apparently identical 

 with Symplectes croconotus of Sjostedt, from the Cameroous. 

 Of the difference of the sexes in this Weaver-Bird Mr. Jack- 

 son said " there is not the slightest question," and he had 

 sent two pairs procured at different places. The presence 

 of a West- African form like S. croconotus was less astonishing 

 than appeared at fii'st sight^ as Mr. Jackson''s collection ■ 

 also contained a specimen of the West-African Lanicterus 

 qidscalinus. 



j\Ir. John Whitehead sent a description of a new Fly- \ 

 catcher from the island of Negros, Philippines : — 



MuSCICAPrLA NIGRORUM, n. Sp. 



J' adult. Most nearly allied to M. lazoniensis , Grant. 

 The general colour of the upper parts less grey, but dark 

 slaty blue as in M. hyperythra. The chin is pure white, 

 the rest of the underparts richer orange-buff; belly white. 



$ adult. General colour of the upper parts dull slate-grey, 

 and not greyish olive-brown as in the female of M. luzord- 

 ensis ; lores and feathers round the eye whiter ; breast and 

 underparts as in the male of M. luzoniensis. 



Hab. Canloan Volcano, 6000 ft., Central Negros, Philip- 

 pines. 



Mr. Tegetmeier exhibited a very large egg of a Goose 

 with another perfect egg inside it. 



