Vol. xi.] 6G 



Mr. Hartert, Mr. Harting, and Dr. Bowdler Sharpe 

 emphatically pronounced it to be a Jer-Falcon. 



The Hon. Charles Rothschild exhibited a series of 

 specimens of birds and eggs collected by himself and Mr. A. 

 F. R. Wollaston near Shendy Sudan during their recent 

 expedition. Amongst the skins obtained were those of 

 JEgithalus punctifronS) Spiloptila damans, Cotile minor, and of 

 the new Grass-Warbler (Cisticola aridula) recently obtained 

 by Mr. Witherby. Eggs of Passer rufidorsalis, Cotile minor, 

 Hirundo smithi, Argya acacia, Corvus scapulatus, Turtur 

 ambiguus, and T. roseogriseus were exhibited. The greatest 

 interest, however, attached to the series of the beautiful 

 Nightjar (Caprimulgus eximius), of which the travellers not 

 only obtained many specimens of both sexes, but also dis- 

 covered the eggs, young birds, and nestling. 



On behalf of Mr. Montagu, Mr. Dresser exhibited a 

 specimen of an aberration of the Yellow-Hammer (Emberiza 

 citrinella). On the motion of Dr. Bowdler Sharpe, the 

 discussion on this question was postponed to the next 

 meeting. 



Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant sent for exhibition a pair of 

 the nearly extinct Merganser {Merganser australis) , ob- 

 tained on Auckland Island by Lord Ranfurly during a col- 

 lecting trip to the islands south of New Zealand. Lord 

 Ranfurly was ably assisted by Professor Hutton, who accom- 

 panied him ; and the collection of birds, which were all sent 

 home preserved in jars of formaline, contained many inter- 

 esting and valuable birds, such as the Flightless Duck 

 (Nesonetta aucklandica) and examples of the various Cor- ' 

 morants inhabiting the different islands. Two Cormorants 

 from Bounty Islands appeared to belong to an undescribed 

 species : 



Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi, n. sp. 



Adult male. Most nearly allied to P. stewarti, but at once 

 distinguished by the absence of the wide white band across 



