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U. longicaudata, nor black with Avhite shaft-stripes and 

 spots as in U. caudata. 



Mr. Ernst Hartert exhibited a new Weaver-bird, which 

 he described as follows : — 



Urobrachya phcenicea quanza, subsp. nov. 



Urobrachya nigra, rostro albido-griseo, pedibus nigrescenti- 

 bus, alarum tectricibus minoribus scarlatino-aurantiis, 

 majoribus subalaribusque pallide cinnamomeis. Alee 94, 

 caudse 70, tarsi 27 '\, rostr. culm. 19^ mm. 

 Hab. Barraca, ad numen Quanza dictum, Angola (no. 561). 

 A single male collected at Barraca, on the Quanza River, 

 by Mr. Hubert C. Pemberton, appears to be nearest to 

 U. traversii, which is perhaps not different from JJ.phoenicea, 

 but is larger, with a larger bill. The lesser upper wing- 

 coverts are reddish orange, the larger wing-coverts and under 

 wing-coverts lighter cinnamon. The measurements of wing 

 and tail are only approximate, but rather under than over 

 the truth, as the wing is somewhat abraded, and the tail very 

 much so. Mr. Hartert considered that all the known forms, 

 except perhaps U. axillaris, might be regarded as subspecies 

 of U. phcenicea. 



Capt. G. E. Shelley described a new species of Coccopygia, 

 which had been sent for examination by Professor Barboza 

 du Bocage, Director of the Lisbon Museum : — 



COCCOPYGIA BOCAGEI, n. Sp. 



Similis C. dufresnei, sed interscapulio magis distincte fasciato, 

 pectore medio abdomine et subcandalibus Isete citrino- 

 rlavis distinguenda. Long. tot. 3*4 poll., culrnen 0'3, 

 alas 1'8, caudse 1*2, tarsi 0*5. 

 Hab. Benguela [typus in Mus. Lisb.). 



The exhibition of lantern -slides, to which the evening 

 was devoted, proved to be of unusual interest, and some 

 very tine photographs taken by members of the Club were 

 shown. 



