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:2. Cettia siXEx^i? La Tunclie^ sp. u. 



Nearest to C. fortipes. but the throat, fore-neek, niirldle of 

 tlie chest, and- b'east uhite ; sides, flanks, and veiit suufi'- 

 hro^vn ; no tinge of fulvons on tlie middle of the belly. 

 AVing r9-2-2,, tail l-7-2-0o inches. ' . 



3. CRvrTOLorHA tnteioiedia La Touche, sp. n. 



Near C. tephrocepltala (Anders.) and C. affinis (liodgs.). 

 Difiers from the former in having a much shorter bill, and 

 the secondary coverts distinctly tipped with pale yellow, 

 forming a -svell-marked bar ; from C. affuds it difiers in 

 having a ring of feathers round the eye, yellow. AVing 

 2-2-2-3 inches. 



j\Tr. ScLATER called attention to the excellent regulations 

 made by Capt. A. H. Cowie, R..E., jNLB.O.U., for the preserva- 

 tion of the wild birds in Wolmer Forest, as Hon; Sec. of the 

 Aldershot Game-Preserving Association. All Hawks, Owls, 

 and other birds were preserved as far as possible, and no 

 guns were allowed to be carried by the gamekeepers. The 

 heronry in Wolmer Forest had increased under Capt. Cowie's 

 influence from one or two nests to nearly 20, and about 50 

 young birds were reared in 1897. 



The announcement of the unexpected death of ]\Ir. Daniel 

 Meixertzhagen on 13th inst., at the age of 22, was received 

 with regret. He was one of the last-elected Membei's o£ 

 the B.O.U., and the latest recruit to the B.O.C. 



The next INIeeting of the Club will be held on Wednesday, 

 the 16th of March, 1898, at 8.30, at the Restaurant Frascati, 

 32 Oxford Street ; the Dinner at 7 p.m. 



(Signed) 

 .P. L. ScLATER, Howard Saunders, 



Chairman. Sec, Treas., be Acting-Editor. 



