BULLETIN 



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BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' CLUB, 



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The ■ forlT-eiglith Meeting of the Club "n-a? held at the 

 Pi-estauraut Frascati^ 32 Oxfoi'd Street, ou TTednesday^ the 

 15th of December_, 1897. 



Chairman: P. L. Sclater, F.R.S. 

 Members present : — E. Bid^vell^ J. L. Boxhote, W. E. 

 De "\Yixton, a. H. Etaxs, E. X. F. Fenwick, F. W. Fro- 

 HAAVK, W. R. Ogiltie Graxt, E. HarterTj J. Graham Kerr^ 

 Coh P. W. L'Estraxge, R. Nesham, E. W. Gates, H. J. 

 Pearson, F. Penrose, M.D., T. D. Pigott, C.B., W. P. 

 Pycraft, Howard Sauxders {Treasurer), E. Cavendish 

 Taylor, Major Horace A. Terry, W. F. Urwick, Watkin 

 AVatkins, L. a. T\"illiams, C. A. Wright, John Young. 



Visitors : i\lessrs. H. Tabor Brooks, Budgett, C. E. 

 Fagan, and F. E. Mugford. 



The Hon AValter Rothschild sent descriptions of the 

 following species of birds from i\e\r Guinea : — 



Cyclopsittacus macilwraithi, sp. n. 



Forehead to middle of crown and line round eyes black, 

 slightly washed Avith blue. Rest of head, neck, tail, and 

 upper surface, including upper wing-coverts, dark grass- 

 green. Primaries and outer secondaries black with bright 

 blue outer webs ; innermost secondaries green, with the inner 

 webs black, bordered with buff. Sides of head and neck and 

 entire breast buff, strongly washed with yellow. Abdomen, 

 flanks, thighs, and under tail-coverts apple-green. Under 



[December 29th, 1897.] 



