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Mr. M. J. Nicoll exhibited a mounted example of the 

 Snow-Finch {Montifringilla nivalis), new to the British list, 

 which had been shot at Rye Harbour, Sussex, on February 22nd, 

 1905. The bird was an adult male. He remarked : — 



" On the previous day I was shooting at Rye Harbour and 

 I saw this same bird amongst a large flock of Skylarks. It 

 was exceedingly wild, and finally it flew across the harbour. 

 It was shot next day and forwarded to Mr. Bristow, of 

 St. Leonard's, who showed it to me in the flesh. There had 

 been a north-easterly gale blowing for three days, accom- 

 panied by heavy hailstorms. The flight of the bird somewhat 

 resembled that of a Lark, and was much less buoyant than 

 that of a Snow-Bunting. 



" The Snow-Finch has twice occurred on Heligoland, in 

 spring and autumn, the first example having been shot on 

 March 30, 1849 (Gatke)." 



The following Lantern-slides were then exhibited : — 



By Mr. W. Eagle Clarke, a series of very fine slides 

 taken by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition in the 

 South Orkneys and at Gough Island. The subjects were as 

 follows : — 



1. Rookery and nesting-habits of the Adelie Penguin 



(Pygoscelis adeliae). 



2. Rookery and nesting-habits of the Gentoo Penguin 



(P. papua). 



3. Rookery and nesting-habits of the Bridled Penguin 



(P. antarctica). 



4. Rookery and nesting-habits of the Giant Petrel 



{Ossifraga gig anted) . 



5. Cape Petrel or Pintado (Daption capensis) on nest. 



6. „ „ „ in its nesting- 

 haunts. 



7. Snowy Petrel (Pagodroma nived) on nest. 



8. Chicks in a nest of the Dominican Gull (Larus 



dominicanus) . 



