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Sundal Valley iu Northern .Norway. An interesting series 

 of the nests of Fringilla montifringilla and F. Calebs from 

 the latter locality was also shown. 



Mr. Scherren exhibited photographs of a young Cuckoo 

 taken at two separate stages of its work of ejecting a young 

 Titlark from a nest. Though the fact of such ejection has 

 been well established, the photographs were of considerable 

 interest as supplying incontrovertible evidence on the subject. 

 The nest was found and watched by Mr. John Craig, a Scotch 

 amateur naturalist, and the photographs were kindly sent by 

 Mr. Peat Millar, of Beith, N.B., for exhibition. 



On the proposition of Mr. H. J. Pearson it was unani- 

 mously agreed that a " lantern " evening should be held at 

 the meeting in January next. 



Dr. Bowdler Sharpe read a letter from Dr. J. von 

 Madarasz and exhibited a specimen of the Pale Swift, Apus 

 murinus (Brehm), which he had shot near Fiume. The 

 specimen was decidedly small, as were all those procured by 

 Dr. von Madarasz, but Dr. Sharpe stated that similar small 

 individuals were to be noted from Spain and other portions 

 of the bird's range. 



Dr. Bowdler Sharpe exhibited some interesting specimens 

 of birds obtained by Colonel Henry P. Northcott at Gambaga 

 and in the Hinterland of the Gold Coast. The following 

 was a list of the species met with by Colonel Northcott, and 

 a reference is given to the page of Prof. Reichenow's well- 

 known paper on the adjoining country of Togo-Land (" Zur 

 Vogelfauna von Togo/' J. f. O. 1897, pp. 1-57) : — 



From Gambaga : 



1. Turtur semitorquatus (p. 6) ; 2. Francolinus albigularis ; 

 3. Ptilopachys fuscus (p. 9) ; 4. Pyocephalus versteri (p. 13) ; 

 5. Musophaga violacea (p. 13) ; 6. Schizorhis africanus 

 (p. 14); 7. Centropus senegalensis (p. 14) ; 8. Pogonorhynchus 



