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at his own expense two trained Dyak collectors, who were to 

 join Mr. Grant at Singapore. It was hoped that this addi- 

 tion to the Expedition would greatly add to its efficiency in 

 the field. 



A letter just received stated that the Members of the 

 Expedition had made a most important discovery in the 

 Snow Mountains, viz., the existence of a race of Pygmies, 

 who no doubt belonged to that distinct division of the human 

 race knew n as Negritos; as yet very few details had been 

 received, but as the average height of the men was said to 

 be about 4 feet 3 inches, they appeared to be even smaller 

 than those found in the Philippine Islands, Malay Peninsula, 

 and Andaman Islands. 



The expenses had proved much greater than had at first 

 been anticipated, and Mr. Ogilvie-Grant told the Members 

 of the Club of the means by which the Committee hoped to 

 raise sufficient additional funds. 



Mr. C. E. Fagan, the Treasurer of the Expedition, made 

 a financial statement, in which he pointed out that, the 

 funds at present at the disposal of the Committee were only 

 sufficient for one year, and he hoped that the Members of 

 the B.O.U. would do their utmost to assist in racing a 

 further sum of £5000, to enable the Expedition to finish its 

 work in the Snow Mountains. 



Mr. Claude Grant described the unknown female of 

 Agelasus rvficapillus, Vieill., as follows : — 



Adult female. Similar to the female of A. frontalis, Vieill. ; 

 but everywhere darker. Eeathers of the head, mantle, wings, 

 and tail black, edged with olive; under wing-coverts aud 

 axillaries blackish, edged with olive, rump more broadly 

 edged with olive-grey ; below olive-grey faintly striated, 

 darker on the flanks, belly, and thighs ; under tail-coverts 

 black, edged with olive-grey ; throat strongly tinged with 

 cinnamon. Bill, legs, and toes dark brown. 



Total length 6*5 inches ; culmen 069; wing 3'5 ; tail 2'35; 

 tarsus 1*5. 



This specimen had been procured by Miss I. G. Bunnacles 

 at Ajo, Prov. of Buenos Aires, on August the 11th, 1909. 



