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Exhibited by Philip Crowley. 



A white Sand-Martin (Clivicola riparia). 



A white Partridge {Perdix perdix). 



An olive- and cream-coloured Moorhen {Gallinula chlo- 

 ropus) . 



Exhibited by O. V. Aplin. 



A male Partridge {Perdix perdix) , shot at Bloxham, Oxon, 

 in September 1899. The bright rufous colour of the 

 vent extended over the abdomen and breast, recalling 

 the coloration of P. daurica. 



Exhibited by Johnson Wilkinson. 



Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix). An adult male in female 

 plumage, and an adult female in male plumage. From 

 Perm. 



A female Mongolian Pheasant (Phasianus mongolicus) 

 in the plumage of the male. From Fort Perovskie, 

 Syr-Darya. 



A white Partridge [Perdix perdix). From England. 



Mr. Sclater exhibited, on behalf of Dr. Julius von 

 Madarasz, of the Hungarian National Museum, the follow- 

 ing mounted specimens of birds from the collection under 

 his charge : — 



(1) Dendrocopus major. ? albino. Shot in the county 



of Nograd, Hungary, in January ] 864. 



(2) Dendrocopus major. <$ . Shot in Hungary, 1822, 



showing very interesting variations in colour. 



(3) Dendrocopus major x D. medius. Shot by Dr. J. v. 

 Madarasz in May 1892 in Ogradina, South Hungary. 

 There were three specimens, all alike. The head re- 

 sembles that of D. major, but the rest of plumage, 

 especially the underparts, are those of D. medius. 



