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D . elephant opus , and D. didiformis } also some bones of other 
extinct species, such as Onemiornis , Haptornis, Harpagornis } 
and Megalapteryx. In the same case a fine collection of 
representative birds is labelled as exhibited by Mr. William 
Sparkes; there are also cases of Kakapo, Kaka, and Kea 
Parrots; and Mr. G. Fydell Rowley sends his celebrated 
Moa's egg, said to be unique. Altogether New Zealand 
makes a very fine show, not merely in ornithology but also 
in other branches of natural history. Fiji contributes an 
interesting group of mounted birds. 
In the New World, Canada stands foremost with the fine 
collections exhibited by the Geological and Natural-History 
Surveying Department and by Mr. Hubbard, beneath his 
Rocky Mountain trophy, which no visitor can fail to notice. 
It contains, besides other objects of interest, three examples 
of what appears to be the Dwarf Snow-Goose [Chen rossi). 
Dr. Anderson of Quebec sends one small case of birds. 
British Guiana exhibits some mounted birds, a small collection 
of eggs, and a number of skins sent by Dr. C. G. Young. 
Santa Lucia, Grenada, and Tobago also contribute specimens 
of their avifauna, the last-named island exhibiting three 
attractive cases of nests, eggs, and parent birds. And with 
this I close the enumeration of the objects which I have 
been able to note, hoping that nothing of greater interest 
or rarity may still lurk unrecorded in some corner of the 
Exhibition. 
10th July, 1886. 
XLY.— On a Collection of Birds from several little-known 
Islands of the West Indies . By Charles B. Cory. 
During the past winter (1885-6) an enterprising young 
collector, Mr. W. B. Richardson, has been visiting the West 
Indies. The ornithological results of his trip have been 
forwarded to me for identification and prove to be of much 
interest, including examples of three supposed new species 
(i.e. Loxigilla barhadensis, Thryothorus guadeloupensis. and 
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