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excursions into the interior of Madeira, and had found both 

 the Wild Canary and the Madeiran Chaffinch very common. 

 He had also procured examples of the native Robin and Fire- 

 crested Wren. 



Dr. Sclater also read a letter from Mr. Philip W. Munn, 

 who regretted that he was unable to attend the meeting of 

 the Club on the present occasion. Mr. Munn wished it to be 

 known that he had in preparation a work on the birds of 

 Hampshire including the Isle of Wight, and would be glad 

 to receive communications on the occurrence of rare birds 

 and notes on their nesting in the County, from any Members 

 of the Union or other persons who might be inclined to 

 assist him. 



Mr. Harry F. Witherby exhibited some rare birds from 

 Somaliland. A small collection, which was remarkable for 

 the large proportion of rarities it contained, had been sent 

 to him by Lieut. A. E. Hamerton, R.A.M.C., who was a 

 member of the British Field Force at present engaged in 

 that country. Mr. Hamerton had made another and larger 

 collection which had, unfortunately, been lost while the 

 force was crossing the waterless Haud. Most of the birds 

 received, had been collected in the district around Galkayu, 

 situated about 6° 50' North latitude, 47° 30' East longitude, 

 some 120 miles north-west of Obbia, and near the boundary 

 between Italian and British Somaliland. 



Mr. Witherby exhibited specimens of the following : — 



Mirafra gilletti, Sharpe, $ . Bera near Galkayu. 



Mirafra collaris, Sharpe, £ . Dibbit near Galkayu. 

 This specimen was rather paler than the single example 

 obtained by Dr. Donaldson Smith and preserved in the 

 British Museum. 



Aedon galactodes, £ . Bera. A single specimen remark- 

 able for its small size : wing 720 mm., culmen 170 mm. 



Pholidauges bicolor (Reich.), $ ? . Bera. 



Serinus donaldsoni, Sharpe. Galkayu. 



Passer castanopterus, Blyth, <$ . Bera. 



