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1. PoLYBOROIDES PECTORALIS, 11. S]l. 



Siniilis P. typico, sed prsepectore et pectore summo ochraceo- 

 cervinis, et corporis lateribus latius nigro transfasciatis ; 

 pileo undique gulaque pallide cinereis. Long. tot. 

 21*0 poll., culm. 1*25, alse 14'4, caudee 965, tarsi 3*05. 

 Hab. Efulen, Cameroon, July 8, 1901 (G. L. Bates). 



2. AcCIPITER BATESI, n. Sp. 



A. similis A. hartlaubi, sed rectricibus medianis maculis 

 duabus albis notatis, minime concoloribus, ut in specie 

 supradicta, tibiis cinereis paullo vinaceo lavatis et 

 cinereo fasciatim irroratis ; corporis lateribus dilute 

 vinaceis. Long. tot. circa 11% culm. 0*8, ala? 7*1, 

 caudse 5*2, tarsi 2'0. 

 Hab. Efulen, Cameroon, Aug. 4, 1902 (G. L. Bates). 



Dr. Sharpe also called attention to the fact that his 

 Nectarinia barakae, recently described from Ruwenzori 

 (Bull. B. O. C. xiii. p. 8) was identical with Cinnyris pur- 

 pureiventer of Reichenow (Orn. MB. i. p. 61; id. J. f. O. 

 1894, Taf. i. fig. 2), apparently described from a specimen of 

 Nectarinia from which the two long centre tail-feathers were 

 missing. The species would have to stand as Nectarinia 

 purpureiv enter (Reichenow) . 



Mr. H. E. Dresser exhibited the eggs of the following 

 rare species of Palsearctic birds, sent to him by Mr. Zarudny, 

 by whom they had been obtained iu Transcaspia and Turke- 

 stan, viz. : — Lanius phcenicuroides (with the two subspecies 

 L. karelini and L. romanowi) , Anthus similis, Pycnorhamphus 

 carneipes, Galerita magna, Lusciniola indica. 



Mr. J. L. Bonhote exhibited and made some remarks on 

 some of the birds he had recently collected in the Bahamas. 

 Mareca americana and Botaurus lentiginosus were recorded for 

 the first time from the group. Among the specimens exhibit- 

 ed were those of Sjnndalis zena and S. townsendi, which latter 

 was considered to be a distinct 1'orm ; Dendroeca kirtlandi ; 

 Rallus coryi ; Dendrwca yundlaclri, from the north of Abaco 



