Vol. x.] lxiv 



Agriornis leucurus, sp. n. 



{Agriornis leucurus, Gould, Voy. ' Beagle/ Birds, pi. xiii. 

 nomen nudum.) 



Similis A. maritimo, sed minor, multo saturatior, et rostro 

 longiore distinguendus. Supra sordide brunnescens nee 

 cinerascenti-brunneus : corpore subtusbrunnescentiore, 

 abdomine vix pallidiore. Long. tot. 8*5 poll., culm. 115, 

 alee 4*65, caudse 3*2, tarsi 1*35. [Type in Mus. Brit, ex 

 Port Desire (C. Darwin). ,] 



Phrygilus princetonianus, sp. n. 



cJ • Similis P. melanodero, sed minor : supra grisescens, 

 vix viridi lavatus : pileo et facie laterali clare cinereis : 

 palpebra, regione post-oculari, et striga lata mystacali 

 albis : plaga lorali et gutture toto nigris : subtiis lsete 

 flavus : ala tota conspicue lsete flava, tectricibus pri- 

 mariorum nigro terminatis. Long. tot. 5"6 poll., culm. 

 05, ala3 3*6, caudse 2 - 4, tarsi 0*85. 



Hab. Cheike, Patagonia, Jan. 16, 1898. [Type in Mus. 

 Princeton, No. 7698.] 



Mr. Sclater exhibited a third set of photographs of rare 

 Australian birds' nests and eggs which had been forwarded 

 to him by Mr. D. Le Souef, of Melbourne. Amongst these 

 were figures of the nests and eggs of several little-known 

 Honey-eaters, also those of the Oreoeca cristata and the 

 suspended nest of Kaup's Flycatcher {Arses kaupi) . 



After a few remarks from Mr. Hartert and Mr. J. G. 

 Millais on the exhibition of albinos and colour- variations of 

 birds, a vote of thanks to the Hon. Walter Rothschild and 

 the other gentlemen who had brought together such a fine 

 series of specimens for the entertainment of the Club was 

 proposed by Mr. W. E. de Winton, and carried with 

 acclamation. 



The Meeting then adjourned to the large banqueting-hall 

 of the Restaurant, and the rest of the evening was spent in 

 examining the specimens, most of which had been brought 

 by Mr. Rothschild from his Museum at Tring. . 



A full account of this exhibition will be given in a supple- 

 mentary number of the Bulletin. The Editor will feel 



