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and Eggs of Australian Birds ' (1901), that since Gould's 

 time nothing further has been recorded concerning the 

 species. 



" Early in the present year a few living specimens were 

 obtained by an Australian bird-catcher. A pair found their 

 way to the Melbourne Zoological Gardens, as recorded by 

 Mr. Le Souef in the 'Emu' for last July. At the same 

 time my friend Mr. Peir, of Sydney, secured six living 

 specimens, five of which died and were presented to the 

 Australian Museum, where the species was not previously 

 represented. The sixth is the one I have the pleasure of 

 exhibiting here this evening. 



" The trapper from whom these birds were obtained states 

 that they go about in pairs, in company with Munia castanci- 

 thorax, and average about one to every thousand of the 

 latter species." 



Dr. Sclater stated that when he was in the hills beyond 

 Monte, in Grand Canary, in April last, he saw a pair of large 

 Birds of Prey circling about along the cliffs above San Mateo. 

 He was informed that they were " Angolan " Vultures, and, 

 thinking it possible that Gypohierax angolensis might occa- 

 sionally cross over to the Canaries from the mainland, asked 

 his friends if they could procure a specimen for him. They 

 kindly promised to do so, and the bird in question reached 

 the Zoological Society's Gardens on the 8th of November 

 last. It is a young bird and in good condition, but, unfortu- 

 nately, the so-called " Angolan " Vulture turned out to be 

 Neophron percnopterus. He wished to record this fact to 

 prevent other ornithologists from being misled in the like 

 manner. He was, however, none the less obliged to his 

 friend Mr. Otto Netzer, of the Hotel Santa Brigida, 

 Monte, for so kindly meeting his wishes. He also saw 

 examples of Neophron percnopterus in the Museo Canariense 

 at Las Palmas (cf. Bull. B. O. C. xiv. p. 81), and added that 

 Mr. Meade-Waldo had informed us (Ibis, 1893, p. 196) that 

 this is the only Vulture found in the Canaries. 



