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that, so far as at present known, tlie yonng on New Guinea 
Avere always black, showed that we had to deal Arith at least 
tAvo distinct races. These birds had been sent to Mr. Roth- 
schild by Mr. Herbert C. Robinson, of Liverpool, who wished 
them to be exhibited to the Club. 
Mr. H. J. Pearson exhibited, on behalf of Mr. P. Musters, 
a pair of Lesser White-f routed Geese {Anser erythropus) , 
with the eggs, taken by the latter gentleman in the north of 
Norway. 
Mr. P. Crowley exhibited some photographs of interesting 
eggs from his collection. 
The remainder of the evening was devoted to an exhibition 
of lantern-slides, in wbich the following members and their 
fi'iends took part : — 
1. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe. — Birds and nests from 
Northern Norway. 
2. Hon. Walter Rothschild. — Pictures of Bird-life on 
the Island of Laysan. 
3. Mr. H. J. Pearson. — Pictures illustrative of his memoir 
on the birds of Russian Lapland (Ibis, 1899, p. 520). 
4. Mr. r. Curtis. — Some pictures of Rough-legged Buz- 
zards, taken during Mr. Pearson’s expedition to 
Novaya Zemlya. 
5. Mr. Cherry Kearton. — A remarkable set of photo- 
graphs of bird-life, from the cliffs of the west of 
Scotland, Ireland, and various localities in Great 
Britain. 
6. Mr. Horace Monro. — Some very interesting pictures 
of birds and eggs from Holland and various parts 
of Great Britain. 
7. Mr. R. Lodge. — A series of photographs of English 
bird-life and of scenes from Southern Spain. 
8. Mr. N. F. Ticehurst. — Photographs of English bird-life. 
9. Mr. Henry Stevens. — Photographs of the newly dis- 
covered Great Auk’s egg, and of some other biological 
subjects. 
