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Mr. Hat^tekt stated tliat he had also seen a small flock 

 of these Vreaver-Viuches in the reed-beds on the Tring 

 PLeservoi]'. and that one had been recently shot there. 



Dr. BowDLER Sharpe read a paper on the present status 

 of: the birds in the ''^British List/-' -^diich he believed to 

 amount at the present moment to 415. A discussion ensued, 

 in which the Chairman. ]\Ir. Howard Saunders, ]Mr; H. E. 

 Dresser, Mr. II. J. Pearson, Ur. W. E. De Winton, Mr. 

 Hartert, and others took part. It was decided that the subject 

 srhould be further discussed at a subsequent meeting of the 

 Club. 



IMr. Robert Read made some remarks on the apparent 

 variation in the downs of certain sjiecies of Ducks at different 

 seasons of the year. Specimens would be exhibited at the 

 next meeting of the Club, when the subject would be further 

 explained. 



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

 the 21st of December, 1898, at 8.30, at the Restaurant 

 Frascati, 32 Oxford Street ; the dinner at 7 p.m. 



(Signed) 



P. L. SCLATER, R. Bo"n'DLER ShARPE, ' HoWARD SaUNDEKS, 



Chairman. Editor. Sec. i^ Treas. 



