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The second form, from Jobi Island in Geelvink Bay, 

 differed in its larger size and longer and fuller side-plumes ; 

 the wing measured 196-200 mm., the tail 145-150, the 

 ornamental plumes 530-610 mm. in length. Mr. Rothschild 

 proposed to call this form P. minor jobievsis, subsp. nov., 

 and of this bird he had five skins, collected by Dr. Guillemard 

 and others. 



The third was the bird from German New Guinea. It was 

 of the size of the typical form, from which it differed in being 

 darker vinous-brown on the breast, while the chest-feathers 

 were more crisp and produced a slight shield-like appearance. 

 The yellow baron the wing was also less distinct in this form. 

 This was the P. finschi of A. B. Meyer, although the characters 

 given by him for its distinction were appai'ently not the most 

 striking. Mr. Rothschild had a number of specimens collected 

 by the late Mr. Kubary and Captains Webster and Cotton. 



jMr. Erxst Hartert exhibited the second known specimen 

 of a rare Humming-Bird (^lolcema luminosa, Elliot) , the type 

 of which, hitherto unique, was in the British Museum. 



Mr. E. Hartert also exhibited a remarkable variety of the 

 Waxwing [Ampelis garrulus) from Lapland, with the wax- 

 like tips to the secondaries yellow instead of red. 



]Mr. E. Lort Phillips exhibited some specimens of birds 

 collected by him during his recent trip to the Goolis iMoun- 

 tains in Somalilaud. Among the interesting species obtained 

 by him were the following : — Hyphantorms spekii, Irania 

 gvtturaUs, RuticiUa semirvfa, Monticola rujocinerea, Zosterops 

 habessinica , A nthus sordidus,Mirafra(/illetti, Sylvia blanfordi, 

 S.nana, Burnesia somalica, Lophoceros mediana, and Pternisies 

 infuscatus. 



He described the following species as new to science : — 



Calendula fremantlii, n. sp. 

 C. rostro crasso insignis : rufesceus, nottei plumis late nigri- 

 canti-brunneo striatis : pileo vix cristato: regione parotica 

 rur'esceute, macula magna aiba notata ; linea nigra per 



