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The present specimen was an adult male, shot by Capt. 

 Crawshay on October 13th, 1903, on the veldt near Piet 

 Retief. It was labelled " Weight 2 lbs. 3 oz. : eye, pupil 

 large and black ; iris light brown, graduating into grey on 

 the outer edge. Frequents bare undulating grassland, where 

 there is no timber nor undergrowth." 



Dr. Sclater took the opportunity of making a few remarks 

 on the geographical range of the Bustards (Otidse), which 

 were a well-marked family of " birds of the plains," and 

 afforded an excellent example of a "Paleogajan" group 

 represented in the Paleearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental, and 

 Australian Regions, but absent in Neogsea. 



Mr. Robert Read exhibited nests and eggs of the Tree- 

 Sparrow (Passer montanus) , which he had found very plentiful 

 near Royston, in Cambridgeshire. They were remarkable for 

 the fact that each clutch contained one light-coloured egg. 



Mr. Howard Saunders read a report from Dr. J. H. Salter 

 on the efforts made to protect the breeding-places of the 

 Kite during the last season ; and, as Treasurer of the Fund 

 subscribed by the B. O. C, Mr. Saunders stated that he had 

 enough money in hand for next year, without asking for the 

 subscriptions promised. Further aid was volunteered, in 

 case of need. 



Errata. — In the 'Bulletin' for June 17th of this year 

 (No. xcix. p. 79) the Goldfinch showing an abnormal 

 amount of red, exhibited by Mr. Finn, was, by some error, 

 alluded to as an Irish specimen ; it really was, as stated at 

 the time, an example of the large " Siberian " race. 



Mr. M. J. Nicoll sent the following corrections to the 

 account of his remarks in the last number of the ' Bulletin/ 

 The date of capture of the Great Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus 

 turdoides) should have been Sept. 25, 1903, not 1900 ; and 

 four instead of two Tawny Pipits (Ant/ius campestris) were 

 obtained on Sept. 22 and 24, 1903. 



