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month. The bird was a male, and had been sent in the 

 flesh to the British Museum for determination. 



Mr. H. J. Pearson exhibited, on behalf of Mr. W. Eagle 

 Clarke, a female Grey Phaiarope [Cryrnophihts fulicarius) 

 in full breeding-plumage. This specimen had been procured 

 by Mr. W. S. Bruce on Kostia Point, at the southern 

 extremity of Meshdoshapsk Island, off the south coast of 

 Novaya Zemlya, on the 19th of June, 1898. It was one 

 of a pair, which Mr. Bruce was convinced were breeding 

 on the island. This was the first record of the species in 

 any part of Novaya Zemlya. 



Mr. E. BiDWELL exhibited a bird's-nesting stick, which 

 had been found to be of great utility in his expeditions 

 along with Mr. H. J. Pearson, who also testified to the 

 excellent results obtained by the invention. 



The Rev. H. A. Macpherson exhibited a nestling Duck, 

 which was the offspring of a female Anas boscas and a male 

 Dafila acuta. 



The Hon. Walter Rothschild sent for exhibition the 

 type of a new Thrush, which he described as follows : — 



Geocichla DUMAsr, sp. n. 



This fine new species has been obtained on the Island of 

 Buru by ^Ir. Dumas, a companion of the late Mr. A. H. 

 Everett, and is perhaps nearest to G. clohertyi, from the 

 Lesser Sunda Islands, but is quite distinct. 



cJ ad. Whole upper surface bright olive-rufous brown, 

 with two tufts of creamy white feathers, one on each side of 

 the rump. Lesser upper wing-coverts like the back ; greater 

 upper wing-coverts black, with two rows of large round 

 w-hite spots. Remiges blackish brown ; the outer webs of the 

 primaries with narrow, those of the secondaiies with broad, 

 olive-rufous borders. Ail wing-fed,thers, except the outer 

 three, M-ith large white patches near the base of die inner 

 webs. Tail like the back, but darker. Whole throat and 



