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shade of grey and more uniform^ being less mottled with 

 white. The female of P. c. berlepschi is unknown. 



o immature. Iris pale green ; bill and feet black. 



$ . Iris pale blue ; bill black ; feet pale blue. 



Hab. Letekwa^ Eiver, Dutch New Guinea, 2000-2500 feet. 

 Collected by A. S. A'leek. 



Mr. E-OTHSCHiLD also exhibited a male of the Bird of 

 Paradise known as Paradisea maria, Eeichenow, which he 

 believed to be a hybrid between P. august (B-victorice , Cab., 

 and P. f/uilielmi, Cab. Male examples of the two last- 

 named species were likewise sliown, 



Mr. W. R. Ogilvie Grant exhibited and described ex- 

 amples of a new species of Titmouse from Ireland. 



He said that it might seem almost incredible that an 

 extremely distinct and well-marked species of Irish Tit- 

 mouse should have escaped notice until the present time ; 

 nevertheless such was undoubtedly the case. 



Of this new species, which he ])roposed to call Farus 

 hibernicus, he had now examined twelve adult examples from 

 the following counties : Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, West- 

 meath, and Sligo. Knowing that the Natuial History 

 Museum was extremely deficient in examples of Irish birds, 

 Mr. Collingwood Ingram had kindly foi'warded a few speci- 

 mens from Boyle, Co. Sligo, and, among them, two Coal- 

 Titmice, which Mr. Ogilvie-Grant had at once recognised as 

 belonging to a species quite distinct from P. britannicus. 

 Mr. Ingram was unaware that there was any particular 

 interest attaching to the birds, and it seemed extraordinary 

 that no one had hitherto noticed the striking characteristics 

 of the Irish Titmouse. 



The pale mustard-colour of the patches on the sides of 

 the head and occipital spot, as well as of the breast and 



* [Usually written " Oetakwa." It appears that Mr. Meek, who is 

 at present engao'ed in collecting for Mr. Rothscbild, has joined a Dutch 

 Expedition which is attempting to outstrip the B.O.U. Expedition and 

 be the first to reach Carstcnz Peak, in the Snow Mountains, hv Wiiy of 

 the Oetaki\a River! — En.] 



