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19. ix. 10 (C. H. B. Grant). B. O. U. Expedition to Dutch 

 New Guinea. 



Obs. This fine species has been named in honour of 

 Mr. F. D. Godman, F.R.S., the President of the British 

 Ornithologists^ Union. 



Mr. G. M. Mathews contributed the following descrip.- 

 tion of a new subspecies of Grass-Finch, which he proposed 

 to name 



POEPHILA PERSONATA BELCHERI, Subsp. n. 



Adult male. Differs from P. p. personata,Go\x\dL, in having 

 the back uniform reddish-brown ; the ear-coverts and under- 

 surface slightly lighter in colour; and the black under the 

 chin extending in a V-shape for about 12 mm. ''Bill 

 yellow ; eyes, feet, and tarsus red^' (/. P. Rogers), Length 

 123 mm.; wing 60; culmen 12; tarsus 16. 



Hab. Parry's Creek, North-west Australia. 



Type c?, No. 3553, G. M. Mathews coll. 



This species is named in honour of Mr. Charles Belcher, 

 of Geelong, Victoria. 



The following lantern-slides were then exhibited : — 



Dr. F. G. Penrose showed a very remarkable series of 

 slides in natural colours taken on Lumiere autochrome plates. 

 He said that the length of time required for the exposure, 

 which was generally from three to six seconds, was not so 

 serious a hindrance to obtaining good pictures as might 

 have been expected, as " sitting-birds " in a good many 

 cases remain motionless for quite long periods when once 

 comfortably settled down on their nests. His beautiful 

 photographs, the like of which hud never been shown at 

 any previous meeting of the Club, were much admired by 

 all present, and the Chairman expressed a hope that this 

 new departure in colour-photography might be only the first 

 of many similar exhibitions. The slides included life-like 

 pictures of the following species : — 



1. Merlin {Falco\esalon) , nest and eggs. 



2. Eggs of the Nightjar {Cnprimulgus eiiropreus). 



