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Little Grebe (wiiitei* dress). This bird was caught in a pond at 

 Felling; in July, 1886, in summer dress. It was pinioned and 

 kept in Leazes Park until Feb. , 1886. Mr. W. Wilson. 



A series of beautiful Illustrations of the Stages of Incubation of the 

 Common Fowl's Egg. Mounted, with preliminary explanation, 

 in seventeen frames. 



Drawn and presented to the Society hy H. B. Tuson, Esq., 

 36, Harrington Square, Regent's Park, per Mrs. Surtees. 

 Skin of Natal Python, Mr. John Charlton, Natal, South Africa. 

 Forty-seven Eggs of eighteen species of American Birds. 



Mr. Samuel Graham. 



Abnormal state of an Egg of the Toulouse variety of Common 



Goose. A small soft specimen without shell covering was taken 



out of the large egg, laid by a Goose which had been exhibited 



and taken many prizes in Cumberland. 



Mrs. Eioart, Ellenlicdl Mill, Gilcrook, near Cochermouth. 

 Seven specimens of the Ova of the Glutinous Hag, or Myxine, which 

 were found on the partly destroyed body of one of the Gadidce ; 

 also a very long specimen (17 inches) of the female of the same 

 fish, which on opening was found to contain about 29 developed 

 ova, half -inch long, and smaller one, not so far developed. 



Mr. J. F. Spence, Chirton Cottage. 

 Skin of large Lizard, Mr. W. Dinning. 



Specimen of Blood-stained Cockatoo, Cacatua sanguinea. 



Dr. Embleton. 



Two Water Hen's Eggs, from Cleadou, One shewing the Chick 



having burst the shell, the other shewing the chip in the egg 



previous to bursting the shell, Mr. H. C. Abbs. 



Eight Skins of Australian Birds, viz. : 



1 . Musky Loriket, Trichoglossus concinnus. 



2. King Lory, Aprosmictus scapulatus. 



3. Rosella Parrot, Platycercus eximius. 



i. Blue Mountain Parrot, Trichoglossus rubritorquis. 



5. Gany Gany Cockatoo, Licmetis nasicus. 



6. Shiny Bower-Bird, Ptilonoi-hynchus holosericeiis. 



7. Crested Honey-Eater, Ptilotes dealbeaius. 



8. Kingfisher, Alcyone azurea. 



Mr. W. G. Reynolds, Park Road. 

 Four Eggs of Sandwich Tern, Fame Islands. Mr. Samuel Graham. 

 Selection of Blackheaded Gulls' Eggs, from Hallington Reservoir. 



Mr. J. R. Forster, Eslington Terrace. 

 Greenshank, Totarms griseus, shot at Beadnell. 



Mr, Alex. Yellowley, South Shields. 



