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of cheeks, throat, sides and front of the neck, as well as the 

 middle of the chest, being replaced by deep chestnut ; the 

 middle of the breast and belly, as well as a patch between 

 the back of the neck and upper mantle, black ; the sides of 

 the chest, breast, and flanks white; general colour above 

 pale earthy brown ; the interscapular region, as well as the 

 lower back and rump, uniform. Total length 4 - 8 inches, 

 wing 3'0, tail 1*8, tarsus 0'65. 



Adult female. Above dark earthy brown and apparently 

 very similar to the female of P. verticalis. A dusky patch 

 covers the greater part of the cheeks and ear-coverts, and 

 the middle of the breast and belly are mostly black j the 

 throat, fore-neck, and chest mottled brownish white tinged 

 with sandy; the sides and flanks darker. Total length 4*75 

 inches, wing 2"9, tail 1*8, tarsus 065. 



Hah. South end of Lake Rudolf, 1800 feet above the 

 Lake. 



Obtained by Mr. J. J. Harrison. Types in the British 

 Museum. 



Dr. P. Sushkin exhibited some interesting photographs, 

 illustrating his expedition to the Kirghis Steppes. 



Dr. Sushkin also made some remarks on a rare Eagle 

 [Lophotriorchis lucani) from Africa, of which he had ex- 

 amined specimens in the British Museum. He pointed out 

 that Dr. Sharpe was quite right in assigning this species to 

 Lophotriorchis , of which genus it appeared to be a somewhat 

 aberrant member, as it had not the chestnut under surface 

 which distinguished L. kieneri and L. isidorii. In no case 

 could it be the young of Nisaetus spilog aster as had been 

 suggested by Mr. Gurney. 



Capt. Newnham exhibited a series of original sketches 

 of Indian birds, as well as an interesting specimen of an 

 immature Little Gull (Larus minutus) obtained by him in 

 August 1900 in the Province of Riazan, Russia. 



