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Mr. Hartert proposed the name of CONURUS ARURENSIS, 

 for a new Parrot from Aruba, West Indies. 



The Hon. Walter de Rotschild proposed the name of 

 ANAS LAYSANENSIS, for a new species of Duck from the 

 Island of Laysan, North Pacific. 



Dr. Bowdler Sharpe proposed the name of RHIPIDURA 

 BUETTIKOFERI, for a new species of Rhipidura from the 

 Island of Dammar in the Banda Sea. 



At the fourth meeting of the British Orinthologists' Club, 

 held on the 26th of January, 1893, The Hon. Walter de 

 Rotschild proposed the name of HEMIGNATHUS LANAIENSIS, 

 for a new species of Hemignathus from the Island of Lanai, 

 Sandwich. 



Mr. Henry Seebohm proposed the name of MERULA 

 WHITEHEADI, for a new species obtained near Tozari in East 

 Java, by Mr. Whitehead. He also proposed the name of 

 ZOSTEROPS NEGLECTA, for a new species found in Java by 

 Mr. Whitehead. 



Dr. Bowdler Sharpe proposed new generic names for 

 some species of Rallidae, as under : — 



TRICHOLIMNAS, Type T. lafresnayanus, Verr. 

 Dryolymnas, Type D. cuvieri, Pucher. 

 Cartahg-LIMNAS, Type C. canningi, Blyth. 

 CRECOPSIS, Type C. egregia, Peters. 

 OENOLYMNAS, Type Œ. isabellinus, Schl. 

 AMAUROLYMNAS, Type A. concolor, Gosse. 

 Anurolymnas, Type A. castaneiceps, Scl and Salv. 

 POLIOLYMNAS, Type P. cinereus, V. 

 MiCROTRiBONYX, Type M. ventralis, Gould. 



At the fifth meeting of the Club, held the 1st of March, 

 1893, Mr. H. E. Dresser proposed on behalf of Mr. John 

 Whitehead the name of CRYPTOLOPHA XANTHOPYGIA, for a 

 new species from Palawan Islands. 



Mr. Osbert Salvin proposed the names of Cyphorinus 

 RICHARDSONI, for a new species collected by Mr. Richardson 

 in Nicaragua ; and Rhopoterpe STICTOPTERA, for a new 

 species also discovered by Mr. Richardson in Nicaragua. 

 He also proposed the name of OESTRELATA AXILLARIS, for 

 a new species of Petrel from Chatham Islands. 



At the sixth meeting of the Club, held on the 15th of 

 March, 1893, the Hon. Walter de Rothschild proposed the 

 name of PSEUDONESTOR for a new genus and a new species 



