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came about, and evea into, the towns in search of food, in 
large numbers (the Parrots singly, the Pigeons in small 
parties), many of them in such an exhausted state as to be 
easily caught by hand. 
Mr. ScLATER called attention to the Report of the Society 
for the Protection of Birds, of which he was one of the 
V^ice-Presidents, as adopted at the Anniversary Meeting on 
26th February last. Mr. Sclater was quite in accord with 
the general objects of this Society as explained in their 
prospectus, although, as regards protective legislation, he was 
of opinion that interference in this matter by Acts of Parlia- 
ment might be sometimes carried too far. He thought, 
however, that every lover of birds w'ould do well to join the 
Society. 
Mr. Sclater stated that Messrs. Goodfellow and Hamilton 
(w'ho were present as guests on this occasion) had lately 
returned from a successful expedition in the Colombian and 
Equatorian Andes, during which they had made a collection 
of upwards of 5000 bird -skins, comprising examples of many 
rare species. The travellers had landed at Bueuoventura on 
the Pacific Coast in April 1898, and had thence crossed the 
Andes into the valley of the Cauca. This was ascended, 
and, passing through Popayan, Messrs. Goodfellow and 
Hamilton had entered the Republic of Ecuador at Tulcan, 
proceeding thence to Quito, where a lengthened stay was 
made. From Quito excursions were effected to Pichincha, 
and to the low country on the Pacific Coast near Santo 
Domingo. Leaving Quito on March 1st last year, Messrs. 
Goodfellow and Hamilton crossed the Andes to the upper 
waters of the Napo, and descended that river in canoes to 
Yquitos in Peru, whence the journey home was effected by 
steamer. 
Mr. Goodfellow was preparing an account of the birds 
collected during this remarkable journey for ‘ The Ibis.’ In 
the meanwhile Mr. Sclater called attention to two noticeable 
specimens. One of these was an example of a male 
Fruit-Crow {Gijmnoderus foetidus) in fully adult plumage. 
