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" PHOLIDORNIS BEDFORDI, n. sp. 



" Adult male and female. Most nearly allied to P. rushice, 

 but the brownish-black striations of the throat and chest are 

 much deeper and wider and are also strongly marked on the 

 belly and flanks ; moreover, the wing-feathers are not edged 

 with olive-green. Iris hazel ; upper mandible black ; lower 

 mandible black at tip, yellow-ochre at base ; feet yellow- 

 ochre. Total length ca. 32 inches, wing 1*8, tail l'l, 

 culm en 034, tarsus 05. 



" Hob. St. Isabel, N. Fernando Po, 25th December. 



" These birds were met with in small flocks, frequenting 

 high trees in company with other birds. 



" CYPSELUS SLADENIiE, n. Sp. 



"Adult male. Most nearly allied to C. barbatus from 

 South Africa, but the general colour of the upper parts 

 darker, sooty-black on the interscapular region, and the 

 throat dusky with little or no trace of whitish. In C. bar- 

 batus the throat is white, with very distinct shaft-streaks. 

 Bill black ; feet dirty flesh-colour, nails black. Total length 

 ca. 6*8 inches, wing 7*25, tail 305. 



" Six birds sent home are all males and very evidently 

 breeding birds, the testes being large. 



" Hob. Fish-town, N. Fernando Po, 2nd January." 



The next Meeting of the Club will be held on Wednesday, 

 the 16th of March, 1904, at 8.30, at the Restaurant Frascati, 

 32 Oxford Street ; the Dinner at 7 p.m. Members intending 

 to dine are requested to inform Mr. Ogilvie-Grant. 



[N.B. — Members who intend to make any communication 

 at the next meeting of the Club are requested to 

 give notice beforehand to the Editor, also to supply 

 him with a written account of anything intended for 

 publication.] 



(Signed) 



P. L. Sclater, W. R. Ogilvie-Grant, 



Chairman. Acting-Editor &; Secretary. 



