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by ]\Ir. Catou Halgli ou the oi'd of December in Carnarvon- 

 shire. 



Mr. Boyd Alexander showed some specimens of the new 

 and rare species discovered by him in the Cape Verde 

 Islands, and exhibited the nest and eggs of the Reed- Warbler 

 of the islands {Calamocichla brevijycnnis), found by him on 

 his second expedition to the Archipelago. 



Mr. Tegetmeier esldlriterl the skin of a hybrid Pheasant 

 between Phaslanus rccvcsi and Thaurnaka jActa. This 

 interesting specimen is described in the ' Field ^ for Jan. 22, 

 1897. 



]\Ir. J. H. GuRXEY communicated the following description 

 of a new Goshawk : — 



ASTUR BL'TEERI. sp. n. 



Adult male. V\'hole of the upper parts bluish grey, lightest 

 on the head; breast pink, finely barred with white, one in- 

 distinct bar at the end of the tail. Ko bars on the primaries, 

 secondaries, or under Aving-coverts, which are quite white ; 

 in tliis respect, and in its plain tail, greatly differing from 

 Astur poliopsis (Hume), Avhich has all the tail-feathers barred 

 except the middle ones. Iris bright orange. Feet yelloAv. 

 Length llv inclies, wing 6'7, tail 5"3, tarsus 1"9, 



Immature male. Whole of the upper parts dark chestnut, 

 darker on the nape, each feather having a dark centre. Tail 

 cinnamon-red, with two dark brown bars. Bi'cast and sides 

 reddish brown, blotched with buff. Belly whitish buff, 

 blotched with rufous. * Throat buff, with a thin median 

 sti'eak of chestnut. Underside of wing cinnamon. Pri- 

 maries and secondaries indistinctly barred. Under wing- 

 coverts barred with rufous. Iris greyish white. Feet pale 

 lemon.' Bill black, base bluish. Cere pale green. Eyelid 

 greenish (collector's ticket). 



Ohs. '' These Hawks, and two others said to be exactly like 

 them, were shot in September 1897 on the island of Car 



