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Mr. C, A. "Wright, whose papers on this subject (' Ihis/ 

 1864-1870) would be well known to the members of the 

 B. 0. C. ; but Prof. Giglioli having included Malta within 

 the scope of his ' Avifauna Italica/ reference should also be 

 made to that work, and likewise to Dr. R. Blasius^s lately 

 published ' Ornis v. Malta u. Gozo ' (see ' Ibis/ 1895, p. 388). 

 Mr. Sclater had examined the collection of birds in the 

 Museum of the University of Valletta, which contained from 

 400 to 500 examples of Maltese Birds. These were, un- 

 fortunately, badly mounted and cared for, and imperfectly 

 named, and required thorough rearrangement and renewal. 

 He had also had the pleasure of visiting the private collection 

 of Major Francia, R.M.R., which had only lately been 

 commenced, but contained about 100 nicely mounted 

 specimens, many being of considerable rarity, Mr. Sclater 

 suggested that a Handbook of Maltese Birds brought up to 

 date would be a very useful and easy piece of work, and 

 expressed a hope that some member of the B. O. U. would 

 take up the subject. 



Mr. W. E. De Wixto.v made some further remarks on the 

 Siberian Partridges [Perdix daurica), of which so many had 

 receutlv come to the London markets. 



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

 the 18tli of May, 1898, at 8.30, at the Restaurant Frascati, 

 32 Oxt-'ord Street ; the Dinner at 7 p.ii. 



(Signed) 

 P. L. Sclater, R. Bowdler Sharpe, Howard Saunders, 

 Chairman. Editor-. Sec. ^' Treas. 



