xv [Vol. x. 



Birds in the New as well as in the Old World. Even 

 as I write I hear of some important collections lately 

 arrived in this country, which show a renewed interest in 

 Neotropical ornithology. 



Dr. Sharpe exhibited, on behalf of Mr. R. J. Ussher, a 

 specimen of the Larger Snow-Goose [Chen nivalis), which 

 had been shot near Belmullet in Co. Mayo. It belonged to 

 the collection of the well-known Irish naturalist, Mr. H. 

 Blake-Knox. 



Mr. Howard Saunders exhibited a specimen of a Sociable 

 Plover (Chatusia yr eg aria), which had been sent to him 

 for inspection by Mr. E. Williams, of Dublin. The bird 

 in question had been shot near Navan in Co. Meath on the 

 1st of August, 1899, and constituted the second occurrence of 

 the species within the area of the British Islands. 



Mr. Ernst Hartert exhibited a new species of Humming- 

 bird, which he described as follows : — 



•^Agyrtria tenebrosa, sp. n. 



Upper surface green ; hind-neck and upper back with a 

 steel-blue gloss ; crown of head violet-blue, greenish on the 

 forehead ; longer upper tail-coverts greenish bronze. Rec- 

 trices deep steel-blue, almost black, the middle pair with a 

 faint bronzy gloss. Under surface of body glittering green, 

 the feathers of the chin and throat white before the metallic- 

 green tips, those of the abdomen blackish before the green 

 tips. Under tail-coverts dark bronzy-green. Feathers on 

 the tibia and metatarsus as well as tufts of fluffly feathers on 

 the sides of the belly dusky with whitish tips. Bill black, 

 the lower mandible flesh-colour (in skin), with the apical 

 third black. Wing 57-58, tail 38, central rectrices 31, 

 bill 21 mm. 



Two specimens found in Bogota collections : the type 

 in Mr. Rothschild's Museum ; another in Mr. DunstalFs 

 collection. 



