B LI L L E T I X 



OF THE 



BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' CLUB, 



I^To. I*V. 



The f.fth-fonrth !Meetiu,ir of tLe Club was held at the Restau- 

 rant Frascati, 32 Oxford Street, oa WeduesdaY, the 22nd of 

 June, 1898. 



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



Members present : — E. Bidwell, P. Cronyley, W. E. De 

 WixTONj ^y. Warde Fu\yler, J. E. Hartixg, Major A. P. 

 LoYD, A. HoLTE Macphersox, H. Munt, R. Nesham, 

 Heatley Noble, H. J. Pearson, F. Penrose, M.D., 

 W. P. Pycraft, R. H. Read, H. Saunders (Treasure?-), 

 Dr. R, Bowdler Sharpe {Editor), E. Cayendish Taylor, 

 N. F. Ticehurst, L. A. Williams, C. A. AVright, John 

 Young. 



Visitor: C. F. Underwood. 



The Chairman referred to the loss which the Club had 

 recently suifered by the deaths of ^Ir. Osbert Salyin, F.R.S. , 

 and My. A. H. Eyerett ; and expressions of sympathy with 

 the families of the deceased were unanimously passed. 



Mr. Sclater exhibited the skins of tuo birds obtained by 

 Capt; Wellby at high eleYations during his recent adventurous 

 journey across Northern Tibet. These were referred to 

 Syrrhaptes tibetanus, shot on June 21st, 1897, in lat. 34° 59', 



[June 2,0th, 1898.] 



