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Mr. G. M. Mathews exhibited and described an example 

 of a new subspecies of Grass- Wren_, which he proposed to 

 name 



Amytornis striatus owenIj subsp. n. 



Adult. Differs from A. s. striatus (Gould) in having the 

 upper surface bright chestnut instead of rusty brown, and 

 the white shaft-streaks almost devoid of black edgings, 

 which form such a marked character in A. s. striatus. 



Had. West Australia : Bore Well, East Murchison. 



Type No. 3933, G. M. Mathews coll. 



OOs. The type of A. s. striatus was obtained on the 

 Liverpool Plains, New South Wales. 



The Rev. J. E. Hale exhibited a very remarkable variety 

 of the British Robin [Erithacus melophilus, Hartert), which 

 had been shot at Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, on the 7th of 

 November, 1910, by Mr. T. P. Aldworth. The specimen 

 might be described as follows : — 



Crown, nape, and rump dark grej^, shading into olive-grey 

 on the back, wings, and tail ; foreliead and lores pure white ; 

 throat and chest white, bordered with bright rust-red ; sides 

 and flanks grey ; rest of the underparts white. 



This fine variety had been presented to tlie Natural History 

 Museum by Mr. Aldworth, and when mounted would be 

 placed on exhibition in the Galler^^ 



Mr. H. MuNT exhibited a nest and a clutch of five eggs of 

 the Emperor Goose [Phi/acte canagica, Sevast.) taken at 

 Goodnews Bay, Alaska, on the 20th of June, 1910. The nest 

 was composed of dry grass mixed with down, and was found 

 near the Aralik River. It is very improbable that any more 

 nests or eggs of this fine Goose will be obtained, as they are 

 now being very strictly preserved. An order has been issued 

 by the Minister of Agriculture to forbid the taking of their 

 eggs. 



Mr. P. F. BuNYARD exhibited eggs of several species of 

 birds and read the following notes : — 



1. A remarkable egg of the Guillemot [Ur'ia truilcj L.), 



