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Saxicola incest a (1 clutch). Sahara, 

 Diplootocus moussieri (1 clutch). Lambese. 

 Caprimulgus cegyptius mharcc (1 clutch). Sahara. 

 Buteo cirtensis (1 clutch). Tolga, edge of the desert. 

 Houbara undulata undulata (8 eggs). Northern desert. 

 (Edicnemus cedicnemus Sahara (3 eggs). Northern desert. 

 Cursorius gallkus (2 eggs). Sahara. 



Mr. Rothschild added an interesting description of the 

 country through which he and Dr. Hartert had travelled, 

 and pointed out the immense contrasts to be met with in 

 the different localities visited. 



Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant recorded the first undoubted 

 instance of the Slavonian Grebe (Podicipes auritus, Linn.) 

 breeding in Great Britain, and. exhibited a fine adult example 

 in full breeding-plumage, which had been shot on a small 

 highland loch in Inverness-shire in the beginning of June 

 1908. By the desire of the owner of the bird, he was 

 prohibited from mentioning his name or from supplying 

 further particulars. Mr. Ogilvie-Grant said that he was 

 indebted to Mr. Hugh M. Warrand for obtaining the loan 

 of this interesting specimen and for enabling him to 

 establish this record, which would otherwise have remained 

 unpublished. Mr. Warrand had supplied the following 

 notes : — 



" The year before last, in the beginning of June, I obtained 

 permission for myself and a friend to fish on a small reedy 

 sheet of water in the hills of Inverness-shire. The day being 

 very warm and bright, few fish were rising, so we landed 

 and lay down by a rock on the shore. While waiting there 

 I observed some bird moving among the reeds near us, and 

 presently noticed that it was swimming round a pile of green 

 reed-stalks like a Coot's nest. At first I thought it was a 

 Coot, but when it came into full view I noticed the peculiar 

 head with its sweeping crests of buff, and knew that it was 

 a bird that I had not seen before. I called the attention of 

 my friend and also of the keeper to it, and we all observed 

 it for some time swimming restlessly about the nest among 



