pebemss teases errt tis Ke pete ++ + trans ttt , ad Tie aséseden ttre as, pisisiae ezets eet : seer? ae Pe torte + 4 * - - 4 Pm yest gel hd v0 te Og a ee oe, a te ~ b Cer eh VEN & C PURCHASED OF THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ GLUB. EDITED BY Carru®, Ho B. GRANT. VOLUME LVIII. SESSION 1937-1938. LONDON: H. F. & G. WITHERBY, 326 HIGH HOLBORN, W.C, 2. 1938. ALERE @ FLAMMA®M. . ity : AA aN iy PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, LTD., RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET. PREFACE, —MATARALIAC & 8 paws pe PURCARASEL yen THE number of attendances during the past Session was :— 341 members, 30 members of the B. O. U., and 129 guests— a total of 500. Mr. G. M. Mathews, the Chairman of the Club, gave his annual address at the November Meeting, dealing with general matters, and a Regional Review from October 1936 to October 1937. . Among the many interesting communications and exhibits given during the Session were—Mr. W. B. Alexander and Mr. H. N. Southern’s remarks on the distribution of the bridled form of the Common Guillemot; Professor J. B. Cleland’s talk on the bird-life in Australia ; Mr. J. Delacour’s account of his cruise with Lord Moyne ; Dr. Hellmayr’s talk on the birds in and around Vienna; Dr. G. Carmichael Low’s exhibition of Pheasants and a Partridge showing perversion of plumage ; The Marquess of Tavistock’s exhibition of the eggs of the Tahiti Blue Lory; Mr. H. F. Witherby’s remarks on the Corsican Nuthatch. Films and slides were shown by—Mr. E. G. Bird, film of the birds of East Greenland ; Mrs. Seton Gordon, film of sea- birds ; Capt. C. W. R. Knight, film on Hawks and hawking ; Mr. H. W. Mackworth-Praed, film of Oulton Decoy ; Mr. A. H. Chisholm, slides on bird-life in Australia; Col. R. Meinertzhagen, slides on Afghanistan; Mr. H. St. J. B. Philby, slides on Arabia ; Mr. B. Roberts, slides of Antarctic Birds; Mr. H. S. Thompson, slides of sea-birds ; Dr. A. Landsborough-Thomson, slides on migration of Pintail; Mr. B. W. Tucker, slides of Lapland ; Mr, G, K. Yeates, slides of bird-life of the Camargue , a2 IV New forms were described by—Dr. D. A. Bannerman, Mr. G. L. Bates, Mr. C. W. Benson, Monsieur J. Berlioz, Dr. J. M. Derscheid, Mr. M. Dunajewski, Capt. C. H. B. Grant, the Marquess Hachisuka, Mr. N. B. Kinnear, Mr. C. W. Mackworth-Praed, Mr. G. M. Mathews, Col. R. Meinertzhagen, Mr. R. E) Moreau, Mr. R. H. W. Pakenham, Mr. A. J. van Rossem, Mr. H. Whistler. The Club entertained as distinguished guests—Professor F. 8. Bodenheimer, Mr. A. H. Chisholm, Professor J. B. Cleland, Mrs. Seton Gordon, Dr. C. E. Hellmayr, Mr. W. Meise, Mr. H. St. J. B. Philby, Mr. A. J. van Rossem, Mr. H. S. Thompson, Mr. G. K. Yeates. CLAUDE H. B. GRANT, EHditor. London, July 1938. BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ CLUB. (FoUNDED OcTOBER 5, 1892.) << - TITLE AND OBJECTS. The objects of the Club, which shall be called the ‘“‘ British Ornithologists’ Club,” are the promotion of social intercourse between Members of the British Ornithologists’ Union and to facilitate the publication of scientific infor- mation connected with ornithology. RULES. (As amended, October 13, 1937.) MANAGEMENT. _ I. The affairs of the Club shall be managed by a Committee, to consist of a Chairman, who shall be elected for three years, at the end of which period he shall not be eligible for re-election for the next term ; a Vice-Chairman, who shall serve for one year, and who shall not be eligible for the next year ; an Editor of the ‘ Bulletin,’ who shall be elected for five years, at the end of which period he shall not be eligible for re-election for the next term ; a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall each be elected for a term of one year, but who shall be eligible for re-election. 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Ezmibition of a film of Seg-DITGS 6.5 ce eee so one so GaHLtBERT, H. A. (See MAcKWorRTH-PRAED, H.-W.) Page 44-46 90-91 71-72 81 26-29 123-124 88-90 21-23 (ui 70-71 59-63 81 XXI Page GRANT, Capt. C. H. B., and C. W. MackwoRTH-PRAED. 1. On the status of Caprimulgus clarus and the races of Scotornis climacurus in Hastern Africa ........... 18—20 OT COpTU gus HOME: 6. nn\s ce cn diamecccabecdes 20-21 3. On the type-locality of Micropus affinis abessynicus .. 21 1. On Caprimulgus europeus and its races in Hastern URINE eee ce shea eae a5 5 een eis ahs, 8 os scene aan “. 32-34 2. On some necessary changes in the status of some Paster Atriean Nightiars «650. eee ee ee es 34—35 1. On the type-locality of Cypselus barbatus (Muicropus CUA LAGIILS th ie SOR a. actin cial a nyaye oaVnne dy med 2 ofthe 49 2. On some Hast African Swifts Weer, SON ts td da ASAD I Descriptions of two new races, Colius striatus rhodesiz from Southern Rhodesia, and Lybius leucocephalus lynesi irom iringa, Tanganyika, Territory ..... 2.6 .ess sees eon 65- 66 1. On the distribution of Colius leucocephalus leuco- cephalus and Colius leucocephalus turnert .......... 66 2. On the status of Lybius tsan®. 00... cece eee e nee 67 3. On the type-locality of Lybius guifsobalito ......... 67 A note on the status of Viridibucco simplex and Viridt- RRM TERIILUISUCL DE oc, Seac a x a Shes so cha $0 x nel Baka e Al's yn ones sath a 77-78 1. On the status of Barbatula kandtt .............045. 82 2. On the status of Barbatula leucolaima urungensis ..... 82-83 3. On the-status of Lybius guifsobalito ugandz ....... 83 4. On the status of Lybius melanopterus didymus........ 83-84 5. On the status of Buccanodon belchert ............4.. 84 6. The correct type-locality of Trachyphonus erythro- EE SME E YO MNase sed ssy> etakeiees > «Sete ioeieie stops. Greene PAKENHAM, R. H. W. Notes on Astur tachiro, Tchitrea perspicillata, Tchitrea viridis, Calameecetor leptorhyncha, and Mandingoa ntidula. . Description of a new race of the East African Red-crested Page 113-114 139 100-104 Lourie (Turacus fischert zanzibaricus) from Zanzibar Island. 111-112 PuILBy, H. St. J. B. Interesting talk on Arabia, and showed slides ......... ROBERTS, BRIAN. Exhibition. of slides of Antarctic birdS ......ccececeace RULES; ADDITION: AND JREINOMIBER, (cscs suas sla eos soe e pws SALOMONSEN, Dr. FINN. Notes on the Philippine Paradise Flycatchers, with one proposed new name, Terpsiphone unirufa, nom. nov. ...... SeTH-SmirH, D. Remarks on two albino Willow-Warblers (Phylloscopus trochilus) observed at Whipsnade Park ...............+:. SouTHERN, H. N., and W. B. ALEXANDER. Remarks on the distribution of the bridled form of the Common Guillemot (Uria alge) i+) ov sis os silete ees ialdie a whale ees 13-16 xXXV Page Tavistock, The Marquess. Exhibition of, and remarks on, an egg of the Tahiti Blue IRM oc. _* 8} \ asd iN Le) ry SO BULLETIN y of \ OF THE N) BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ CLUB. No. CCCCGX. THE four-hundred-and-fifth Meeting of the Club was held at the Rembrandt Hotel, Thurloe Place, S.W. 7 ,on Wednesday, January 12, 1938. Chairman : Rev. F.C. R. J OURDAIN. : Members present :—Miss C. M. ACLAND ; W.B. ALEXANDER ; ! Miss P. Barctay-Smirn; Mrs. BR. G. BaRNneEs; F. J. BF. | __-Barrineron; Miss B. A. Carrer: Hon. @. L. Cuarreris ; : Brig.-General G. V. CLARKE; H. P. QO. CLEAVE; Miss J. M. | Ferien; J. Fisher; Capt. C. H. B. GRantT (Hditor) ; B. Guy Harrison ; Dr. J.M. Harrison ; Mrs. Ek, Hopexin ; Miss EK. P. Leacu; Dr. G. CARMICHAEL Low ; C. W. Mack. WORTH-PRAED; J. H. McNEILE; J. G. Mavrocorpato ; Dr. W. Norman May; Mrs. D. MicHoLLs ; T. H. NEWwMan ; C. OtpHam; H. Leyporne PopHaMm; W. J. SCLATER ; Migior eo ‘9 * p 7 ie ; { A j— ’ oe wal Fe eo , im he basa 2 in * ' fi 5 aC BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ CLUB. No. CCCCXI. THE four-hundred-and-sixth Meeting of the Club was held at the Rembrandt Hotel, Thurloe Place, S.W. 7, on Wednesday, February 9, 1938. Chairman: Mr. G. M. Matruews. Members present :—Miss C. M. Actanp ; Dr. D. BANNERMAN : Miss P. Barcuay-Smitu; F. J. F. BARRINGTON; Mrs. E. S. CHARLES ; Hon. G. L. Cuarteris ; J. DELACOUR ; Miss J. M. FeRRIER; H. A. GILBERT ; Miss E. M. Gopman: Capt. C. H.B. GRANT (Hditor); B. Guy Harrison; Dr. J. M. HARRISON ; R. E. Heatu; Rev. F. C. R. Jourpatin; N. B. KINNEAR ; Miss E. P. Leacno; Dr. P. R. Lowe; Rear-Admiral H. Lynes; C. W. Mackworrtu-Prarp; J. H. McNEILE ; Lieut.-Col. H. A. F. Macrata#; Dr. P. H. Manson-Baur ‘ J. G. Mavrocorpato; C. OupHam: H. J. R. Pease : H. Lryporne Poruam; Miss G. M. Ruopres; Dr. B. B. Rivirre; D. Sern-Smira; Major A. G. L. SuapEen (Hen. Treas.) ; Col. R. Sparrow (Vice-Chairman); C. R. STONOR ; Marquess of Tavistock ; Miss D. L. Tayvtor; Dr. A. LANDs- BOROUGH THOMSON (Hon. Sec.); B. W. TuckEr: Miss E. L. TuRNER ; Mrs. H. W. Boyp Wart: C. M. N. Warre e/a beh Mrs. MacKwortu-PRaeEp ; Mrs. B. B. RivizRe; L.S. V. VENABLES. Members, 43 ; Guests, 8. [March 4, 1938,] a VOL. LVIII, Vol. lviii.] 70 [1938. Dr. P. Manson-Baunr exhibited the tarsus of a Snipe shot in Yorkshire on January 26, 1938, and remarked :— The bird must have been wounded in the previous year and had survived. When killed it was in excellent condition. The tarsus had been almost severed and had joined up by a bridge of tissue; it was a remarkable example of nature’s surgery. M. JEAN DELACOUR gave the following short account of his recent cruise with Lord Moyne on the yacht ‘ Rosaura ’ :— We visited Central and 8. America and some of the Bahamas, Cap Haitien, the northern coast of Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Swan Island, and the Bay Islands of Honduras, the last two at some length, and collections were made. From Belize, British Honduras, the party flew to Yucatan and Guatemala. In this last country they were lucky enough to watch Quetzals, at an elevation of 7000 feet, near Chichi- castenango, on a very cold morning—a heavy frost had been experienced at night. Three birds crossed the road and settled in some pine trees, where they moved about in the same way as other Trogons. The Panama Canal was next visited, including the delightful natural reserve of Barro Colorado Island. A few days were spent in Venezuela, Granada, Tobago, and Trinidad. On Little Tobago, among the very fine vegetation of the hills, several of the introduced Greater Birds of Paradise were seen and many more heard. A particularly fine cock was displaying high up in a tree and quarrelling with two Giant Cassiques. It is nearly 36 years ago that this introduction was effected, and it can be considered a success. Motmots and Sugar-Birds (Careba) are extraordinarily abundant and tame on the island, but the Birds of Paradise remain very wild. A ten days’ stay in British Guiana, particularly at Kaieteur Falls and up the Barima River, proved very interesting. The yacht also called at Para and at Pernambuco and also at St. Paul Rocks, in the middle of the Atlantic, where the two species of Anous and Sula leucogaster live and breed, 1938.] 71 | [Vol. viii. In Africa the Gambia River proved very attractive with its large bird population. The party left ‘Rosaura’ at Dakar, travelling overland by car, through Senegal and the French Sudan, to Gao, a long but interesting trip. Bird life was plentiful, the Bustards being particularly numerous. Several Saville’s Bustards, among others, were seen and one collected. The Sahara desert was crossed in motors and the party flew home from Colomb-Bechar. M. JeAN DeEwLAcouR, Secretary of the IX. International Ornithological Congress, announced that preparations are being actively made and that the Congress will be well attended. Members are requested to call at the registration office, Hotel des Sociétés Savantes, rue St. L6, Rouen, on the after- noon of Sunday, May 8, or the morning of Monday, May 9, where they may pay their registration fees and will receive their badges, invitations, programmes, etc. All arrange- ments for travel, hotel reservations, and excursions are in the hands of Messrs. Wagons Lits/Cook, and very great reductions on all rates have been obtained for members of the Congress. From London to Rouen, Paris, the Carmargue, and return the inclusive cost will amount to about £15 to £22 per person, according to class of travel and hotel. Members are advised to communicate with Messrs. Thomas Cook, Berkeley Street, London, W.1, giving as reference P.O.D. 8449/NS. A circular giving particulars is included in the ‘Bulletin. M. Delacour particularly requests that all intending to become members of the Congress shall send their names to him at Chateau de Cleres, Seine Inférieure, France, as soon as possible, as this will greatly facilitate the organization of the Congress. Mr. Hucu BirckueaD sent the following change of name :— In my recent paper on the birds of the Sage—-West China Kixpedition I gave the name Urocissa erythrorhyncha cerulea to a new race from north-western Yunnan. This name Vol. lviii.] 72 [1938. is unfortunately preoccupied, and I therefore propose Urocissa erythrorhyncha alticola, nom nov., for Urocissa erythrorhyncha cerulea Birckhead, ‘ American Museum Novitates,’ no. 966, 1937, p. 13; not Urocissa cerulea Gould (Formosa), P. Z. 8. 1862, p. 282. Mr. C. M. N. Wuire sent the following note on Coracina novehollandizx (Gm.) :— Study of the available material, together with the literature, seems to show that no comprehensive examination of the whole range of this Cuckoo-Shrike has been made. From my work upon it I can only define two races. CORACINA NOVHHOLLANDIA NOVAHOLLANDIA (Gm.). Turdus novehollandie Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. pt. ii. 1789, p. 814: Nova Hollandia= Adventure Bay, Tasmania, of which Coracina melanops tasmanica Mathews, Bull. B. O. C. xxvii. 1911, p. 100: Tasmania, is a synonym. Characters.—Bill much smaller and shorter—length from anterior edge of nostril to tip 14-16 mm., once 17 mm. (nine. measured). Wing of 344, 197-207; 299, 186, 193; 4 unsexed, 197-205 mm. In Tasmania mainly a resident, with local movements and flocking in winter, as shown by Littler. It breeds there from October to December. Sporadic movements to the adjacent mainland occur, as shown by examples from Victoria (9 imm., Caldermeade, 11.iv.) and from South Australia. Mathews quotes A. G. Campbell that some from Port Phillip were of this race, and Mellor and White that birds from Flinders Island were likewise C. n. novehollandiz. There is no evidence that this race breeds on the mainland, and the absence of material of it from farther north indicates that its migrations are slight and perhaps irregular. There is one exception, an example from Dorawaida, S.E. New Guinea (Aug. 1903; coll. by F. R. Barton). This is a small-billed bird with a wing of 174 mm. Mayr and Rand (Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. Ixxvii. 1937, p. 100) © record a male from Port Moresby in October which had 1938.] a [Vol. lviii. a very small bill and was dark in colour—wing 182 mm. The Dorawaida bird has arather dark breast, and in view of the slight migration of C. n. novehollandiz it is very difficult to treat them as stragglers of that race. In addition they are very small and rather dark. I believe they may represent an unnamed race resident in New Guinea. Range.—Tasmania, where mainly resident, Flinders Island, and with some migration to adjacent area of Victoria and S. Australia. A very similar bird has been recorded in New Guinea. CoRACINA NOVEHOLLANDIZ MELANOPS (Lath.). Corvus melanops Latham, Index Orn. Suppl. p. 24, 180L: Sydney. Synonyms are :—Coracina n. westralensts Mathews, Nov. Zool. xviii. 1912, p. 326: Wilson’s Inlet, S5.W. Australia ; C’. n. connectens id., ib.: Inkerman, Queensland; C. n. sub- pallida id.,ib.: Strelly River, N.W. Australia; C. n. didimus id., Austr. Av. Rec. i. pt.2, p. 42: Melville Island; C. n. kuehna Hartert, Bull. B. O. C. xxxvi. 1916, p. 65: Tual, Little Key Island. Characters —Bill much larger and stronger—length 17- 21mm. Wing: 10 gd, 195-209 mm.; 10 29, 190-205 mm. Unsexed birds vary from 193 to 207 mm. Females resemble males, but average smaller. Immatures run from 180 to 195 mm., larger birds mostly males. The above series includes birds from Victoria, New South Wales, 8. Australia, S.W. Australia, and Queensland. I cannot find any characters to subdivide this series ; some individuals from 8.W. Australia look rather pale, but it is not constant, and may be partly due to bleaching. In EHastern Australia, though present throughout the year, it is much more numerous in spring and summer (cf. North). Breeding occurs September—December, and there is informa- tion of a northward movement of many birds. In 8.W. Australia Alexander recorded it as resident on the Swan River, breeding also September—November. In Queensland Campbell and Barnard state that they first noted it in July, and at Cape York and the Gulf of Carpentaria Macgillivray found Vol. lviii.] 74 [1938. it only in winter. It seems, therefore, that in N. Queensland and the Gulf it is only a winter visitor or passage-migrant. In N.W. Australia Rogers recorded it as resident in the Kimberley area and Carter found it breeding on the Gascoyne River in July and August. Hartert examined birds in April from the South Alligator River and Nullgine, and thought the latter very pale. Mathews described C. n. subpallida assmalland pale. I have seen a male from the Gascoyne River (wing 190) which is very pale, and a female from Victoria River, N.W. Australia (wing 186 mm.), which might support this. Unfortunately another female has a wing of 195 and an immature bird 193mm. Allare rather badly worn, which may account for their colour. The larger birds may be migrants, the smaller a breeding race, but from my material I can only indicate the probable characters, and do not therefore uphold the race. C.n. didimus is merely described from an immature. Outside Australia the species occurs as a winter migrant. This was clearly pointed out by Stresemann (Nov. Zocl. xxi. 1914, p. 122), but Hartert in naming C. n. kuehni in 1916 ignores his remarks. The type of C. n. kuehni was obtained 1. x. 97, and was thought to occur in the Key Islands, Tiandu, © Taam, Sula Besi, and Aru Islands. I have seen Aru Islands birds which do not support it, and I do not think its supposed characters of any value. JI have analyzed in all dates of about 100. birds (either examined or from literature) from the extra-Australian range. Mayr and Rand (J. ¢.) quote May 17 to October 13 as their range of dates from 8.E. New Guinea, and this would cover the above dates very well. There are exceptions: Luang, Moa, Letti (all November), but many of these are immatures, as pointed out by Stresemann ; Taam (2 adults, February), which might be evidence to support C.n. kuehni or might be merely very early migrants. Eichhorn recorded it as first appearing at Talasea, New Britain,in April, and collected it in June at Witu. In Damar, where one was collected during the voyage of the ‘ Penguin,’ Kiihn specifically records that he did not see it in November—December. I think all the evidence points, therefore, to its being only a winter migrant. | 1938.] 75 [Vol. lviii. Range.—Breeds in Australia, except N. Queensland ; resident in western part, partly migratory in east. Winter quarters :— New Guinea, Louisiade, and d’Entrecasteaux Islands, Misol, Waigeu, Aru Islands, Key Islands, Timor-laut, South-Kast - and South-West Islands, Timor, Sumba, Flores, Madu, Seran, Amboina, Sula, Peling, New Britain, and adjacent islands ; straggler to New Zealand. Note on plumages. Stresemann (/.c.) discussed these and concluded that the adults were alike. This followed North and others and contradicted Salvadori and Reichenow. Since then, however, it appears that the view that the female resembles the im- mature has revived. Hartert recorded the type of C. n. kuehni as “ g [not 2!] ad.,’ which indicates that he dis- agreed with the sexing, and Mayr and Rand (J. c.) doubt the sexing of their birds and state that they cannot work out the difference between females and immatures of either sex, which can only mean that they thought these were alike. There are, however, too many birds with black throats sexed as females for this to be purely an error, and these females average smaller. The immature exhibits great variation in the colour of the throat, which may be nearly uniform white, white with grey bars, grey with lighter bars, or even dusky with lighter bars. Only the ear-coverts, orbital area, and lores are black. Five birds show that this is moulted directly to the adult plumage. There are also two peculiar individuals which represent probably an “‘ advanced ” immature plumage. One is from Victoria ; the front shows some development of black feathers and the cheeks and throat are suffused with blackish-grey, with no white barring. Thus it resembles very closely the adult, but is not so deep black. The other is from St. Aignan Island (August), and is similar but rather greyer on the throat and face. Both have the base of the bill brownish, as in immatures, and in view of the variation in immatures I think it better to treat these birds as an advanced phase of immature plumage. Neither is moulting. I cannot separate the sexes of immatures, except sometimes by size, Vol. lviii.] 76 [1938. Dr. Davip A. BANNERMAN sent the suo us description of a new race of the Grey Cuckoo-Shrike :— Coracina ceesia okuensis, subsp. nov. Description.—Differs from C. ¢. preussi in the more sooty- erey coloration of the whole plumage in both sexes; the entire throat of the male is black, which colour overspreads the upper part of the breast. Eye brownish-black, bill and feet black. Distribution.—Restricted to the Oku district (c. 7000 feet) of the Cameroon highlands; another race, C. c. preussi, taking its place at lower altitudes. Type.—In the British Museum. Adult male: Oku, west of Kumbo, Cameroons (7000 feet), February 14, 1925; col- lected by G. L. Bates. Brit. Mus. Reg. no. 1926.8.8.611. Measurements.—Bill, male 15, female 14; wing, male 117, female 112; tail 100; tarsus 22 mm. Remarks.—This is one of several species represented by a local race in the wooded ravines of the Oku district, all exhibiting the same sombre colouring. Mr. N. B. Kinnear forwarded the following description of a new Babbler collected by Messrs. Ludlow and Sherriff in S.E. Trbet :— Babax lanceolatus lumsdeni, subsp. nov. Description.—Very similar to B. l. waddelli Dresser, but with a smaller bill and generally darker on the upper side; the shaft-streaks of the feathers on the underparts are much darker, almost blackish-brown, and the margins greyer, lacking the buffish tinge. Distribution.—S.E. Tibet between the Subansiri River and the Tsangpo River, long. 92’ 50” and 94’. Type.—In the British Museum. Male: Le La, between Chayul Dzong and Charme, in the Charme District, S.E. Tibet, May 7, 1936; collected by Messrs. F. Ludlow and G. Sherriff. Brit. Mus. Reg. no. 1937.1.17.240. Measurements.— 2 $3, 136-137 ; bill from skull 34-3-36 mm. 2 99, 131-133 ; bill from skull 31-34-5 mm. 1938. ] | ea [Vol. lviii. B. 1. waddelli : 3 $3, 136-142 ; bill from skull 38-39 mm. 5 29, 128-135 ; bill from skull 36-39 mm. -Remarks.—Specimens examined: four adults and two juveniles of B. 1. lumsdeni and eight specimens of B. 1. waddelli from Gyantse. There is also one specimen in the Museum collected by Col. F. M. Bailey in August 1931 at Luti, 10,000 feet, on the Tsangpo. Named in honour of Dr. K. Lumsden, who accompanied Messrs. Ludlow and Sherriff. Mr. N. B. Krnnear also sent the following communication on the occurrence of the Cape Bittern (Botaurus stellaris capensis Schlegel) in Northern Rhodesia :— Through the kindness of Capt. C. R. P. Henderson the Museum has received a skin of the above bird from Matonga Island, Bangweolo Swamps, Northern Rhodesia. The bird was obtained by Mr. David Ross on November 28, 1937, who said he was informed by the natives that it was not numerous, and was much prized as food. This race does not appear to have ,been recorded. north of the Zambesi. | Capt. C. H. B. Grant and Mr. C. W. Mackwortu-Prarp sent the following note on the status of Viridibucco simplex (Fischer & Reichenow), J. f. O. 1884, p. 180: Pangani River, north-eastern Tanganyika Territory, and Viridibucco leuco- mystax (Sharpe), Ibis, 1892, p. 310: Sotik,. south-western Kenya Colony :— In Syst. Av. Atthiop. i. 1924, p. 280, Sclater makes V. leuco- mystax a race of V. simplex ; but in ‘ The Ibis,’ 1932, p. 663, inclines to the opinion that V. leucomystax is the male of V. simplex. Since then the British Museum has acquired several more specimens, so that the collection now contains thirteen adult males, fifteen adult females, a young male, and a young female of V. leucomystax, all of which have the white moustachial stripe, and seven specimens of V. simplex, one male, five females, and one unsexed, all of which have no moustachial stripe. Vol. lvii.] 78 [1938. This fresh evidence supports the view expressed by Lynes, J. f. O. 1934, p. 66, and as both occur at Amani they must... be treated as distinct species. The known distribution of the two species is as follows :— Viridibucco simplex (Fisch. & Reichw.). Coastal areas of Kenya Colony and Tanganyika Territory, between Seyidi Province and Central Railway line (as far inland as Amani, Morogoro, and Pugu Hills), south to southern Nyasaland (Mt. Mangoche) ; Zanzibar. Viridibucco leucomystax (Sharpe). From Central Kenya Colony through north-eastern and central Tanganyika Territory to western Nyasaland (Nchisi Hill, Kota Kota, and Dedza). oF BULLETIN wpse? OF THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ CLUB. No. CCCCAII. Tur four-hundred-and-seventh Meeting of the Club was held at the house of the Royal Geographical Society, Kensington Gore, S.W.7, on Wednesday, March 9, 1938, preceded by a Dinner at the Rembrandt Hotel, Thurloe Place, S.W. 7, in conjunction with the Annual Dinner of the British Onithologists’ Union. Dr. Percy R. Lowsg, the President of the B. O. U., took the Chair during the Dinner, and Mr. G. M. MatHrews Chairman of the Club, during the subsequent proceedings. Members of the B.O.C.:—Miss C. M. Actanp; W. B ALEXANDER; Miss P. BARcLAY-SmitH ; Miss M. G. S. Burst ; G. B. Braker; A. W. Boyp; Miss B. A. Carter; Mrs. HE. STAFFORD CHARLES; Hon. G. L. CHarteris; H. P. O. CLEAVE; A. Ezra; Miss J. M. Ferrier; J. M. M. Fisuer ; H. A. Ginpert; A. G. GLENISTER; Miss E. M. GopMman ; Capt. C. H. B. Grant (Editor) ; Mrs. T. KE. Hopaxin ; Dr. K. JORDAN; Rev. F. C. R. Jourpain; N. B. KInnzear; J. SPEDAN Lewis; Miss C. LonNGFrELD; Dr. G. CARMICHAEL Low ; Rear-Admiral H. Lynzs ; C. W. MackwortH-PRAED ; Dr. P. H. Manson-Banr; J. G. Mavrocorpato; Dr. W.N. May; KE. M. Nicnontson ; C. A. Norris; B. B. OSMASTON ; R. H. W. Pakennam ; C. W. G. Pautson ; H. J. R. PEASE ; Miss G. M. Ruopzs; Dr. B. B. Rivitre; W. L. ScLater ; Major M. H. Stmonps ; Major A. G. L. StapEn (Hon. Treas.) ; J. W. C. Starnes; Mrs. R. Srevart; Marquess of Tavi- stock ; Miss D. L. Taytor; Dr. A. LANDSBOROUGH THOMSON [April 4, 1938,] VOL, LVIII, Vol. lviii.] 80 [1938. (Hon. Sec.); B. W. Tucker; Miss E. L. Turner; W. E. Wait; Mrs. H. W. Boyp Watt; H. WuistiteR; C. M. N. Waite; H. F. WitHerBy ; C. DE Worms. Members of the B.O.U.:—E. G. Birp; J. Buxton; H. G. Catkin; H. V. Casson; R. Cuisuett; E. CoueEn ; G. CourtTNEY-Correy; a \, < ae Ae x , oe i A arte i Vas cor Oxt p a 7” . 4 ed f° G “agto2 ele ¢ Annes “ en ; f ¥ ’ > ” ¥ 2 ¢ , , : ee) = t >» 31MAY 1938 B U L L E Tr I N PURCHASED OF THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ CLUB. No. CCCCAIV. THe four-hundred-and-ninth Meeting of the Club was held at the Rembrandt Hotel, Thurloe Place, S.W. 7, on Wednesday, May 4, 1938. Chairman: Mr. G. M. Matuews. Members present :—Miss C. M. Actanp ; W. B. ALEXANDER ; F. J. F. Barrineton ; Miss M.G.8. Best; Brig.-Gen. R. M. Betuam ; The Hon. G. L. CHarteris ; A. Ezra; J. FISHER: Dr. J. M. Harrison ; P. A. D. Hottom; Dr. E. Hopxinson ; ibe lmevp:; Miss.C. Lonerretp ; Dr: P. R. Lown; T. H. McKittrick, Jr. ; Col. R. MEINERTZHAGEN ; T. H. NEWMAN ; M. E. W. Nortu; C. OLtpHAm; R. H. W. PaKkenuan ; Mrs. J. B. PriestteyY; D. Speru-Smita; A. LANDSBOROUGH THomson (Hon. Sec.); Mrs. H. W. Bovp Watt; C. M. N. Waite; H. F. Wituersy ; C. G. M. p—E Worms. Guests :—C. E. Benson; Miss T. Cray; H. 8S. SToxus ; Mrs. A. L. THomson ; L. R. Waup. Members, 28 ; Guests, 5. Dr. A. LANDSBOROUGH THOMSON made some remarks, illustrated by lantern-slides of maps, on the migration of the Pintail (Anas acuta). He wished particularly to draw attention to the recent reports by Wuczeticz and Tugarinov [May 27, 1938.] a VOL. LVIIz. Vol. lviii.] 110 [1938. (Moscow, 1937), which were not likely to be widely seen in this country, on the results of ringing Pintail and Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in Russia, mainly in the Volga delta. It was said that the Pintail did not usually breed in that region, and the birds had been caught for marking as adults in wing-moult at the end of July. The breeding area was indicated by recoveries from farther north, including some above the Arctic Circle, in subsequent summers. Continued migration was shown by autumn and winter recoveries from various southerly directions. Some showed comparatively short journeys to the Caucasus region and the southern part of the Caspian Sea. Others showed a more extensive move- ment south-westwards and westwards to the Balkan countries, Italy, southern France, Egypt, and Algeria. There were also isolated records from French West Africa and northern India, and a few from Germany, Denmark, and Holland: with one exception these were all for the autumn of subsequent years and probably indicated a different migration from that performed in the year of marking. For purposes of comparison, Dr. Thomson referred to the well-known results which Mortensen had obtained many. years ago by ringing Pintail caught in autumn in a decoy on the island of Fano, off the west coast of Denmark. He also mentioned the results of marking Mallard in the Volga delta, which showed a movement more restricted in extent than that of the Pintail, but otherwise generally similar. Mr. W. B. ALEXANDER asked whether possible differences between the movements performed by a species in different calendar years might account for certain of the results. Dr. Thomson thought, however, that when the numbers were subdivided in this way the records became too few to be reliable samples. Mr. H. F. Wirnersy referred to various ringing records which showed that an individual bird might migrate differently in different years. Mr. G. L. CHarrnris also cited some recent cases of this kind. Dr. Percy R. Lowk mentioned examples of different return routes being used in spring from those followed in autumn. 1938.] 111 [Vol. Iviii. Mr. C. OLtpHAmM (who had taken the Chair on the departure of Mr. Mathews) raised a point regarding the apparent con- centration of migration within narrow limits midway between two wide areas. Dr. THOMSON agreed that this effect was largely an artificial result of marking at a single point. Mr. F. J. F. BARRINGTON referred to the human factors which influence the reporting of marked birds, and the consequent danger of quantitative interpretation of such data. Colonel R. MEINERTZHAGEN said that the Russian results were specially interesting in showing, for the first time, what long distances male Pintail might travel from their breeding grounds before undergoing wing-moult. It was usual for the birds to seek the nearest suitable sea for that purpose, but in the case of some which bred above the Arctic Circle this appeared to be the Caspian. Mr. R. H. W. PaKkenuam sent the following description of a new race of the Kast African Red-crested Lourie :— Turacus fischeri zanzibarieus, subsp. nov. Description.—Similar to 7. f. fischeri (Reichw.) from the East African coast, but the back and rump and the sheen of the wings and tail are blue tinged with violet and with little trace of green, as compared with the predominant green on those parts in the typical bird; further, the wing-patch is a clear crimson with practically no trace of any sheen as compared with the carmine wing-patch of the typical bird, which carries a purple sheen. Type—A male collected in the Jozani Forest, Zanzibar Island, at sea-level, on February 22,1937, by Mr. Jack Vincent, Brit. Mus. Reg. No. 1938.4.9.1. This type-specimen has been presented by Mr. J. Vincent to the British Museum. Measurements.—Of a male (the type), wing 172, ; tail 188 ; and of a doubtful male, wing 169 ; tail 179 mm. Remarks.—The type-specimen, had the testes reduced after breeding. The only other specimen is a doubtful male taken on September 23, 1934, in the same forest by Mr. R. H. W. Pakenham ; the gonads of this bird also were inactive, and it Vol. lviii. ] 112 [1938. had been feeding on the berries of Polysphaeria multiflora, a common plant in the undergrowth of this forest. This specimen is in the British Museum. This Lourie is a somewhat silent bird, unlike its congeners, and appears to be very uncommon. As far as is known it is confined to the Jozani Forest in Zanzibar Island, where the local Kiswahili name is “‘ jogoo.”’ Mr. C. W. Benson sent the following descriptions of two new races :— Anomalospiza imberbis nyasze, subsp. nov. Description.—Differs from Anomalospiza 1. imberbis in having the upper parts much darker, the streaks more pro- nounced, and the golden yellow replaced by olive yellow; the under parts are also darker, many of the feathers being tipped with buffish-white, and in some specimens there is a dark indistinct band across the breast, but this is variable. From the type of A. 7. macmillani it differs in being darker both above and below and in being less golden yellow. Distribution.—Nyasaland, from Dowa District northwards to Fort Hill. Type.—In the British Museum. Male adult. Dowa, alti- tude 4000 feet. Central Nyasaland. Collected by C. W. Benson on September 19, 1937 (collector’s No. 666). Brit. Mus. Reg. No. 1938.4.13.2. Measurements of type—Wing 71; tail 42; culmen from base 16; tarsus 17 mm. Remarks.—Iwo birds collected by Major Cheesman on Lake Tana have been identified as A. 7. macmillani; they are very similar to this new race, but on the upper parts the black streaks are heavier and wider and they appear to be brighter green, especially on the rump. Of six additional specimens collected by Mr. Benson, four males have a wing- measurement of 70, one male 72, while the only female measures 65 mm. Othyphantes stuhlmanni nyike, subsp. nov. Description.—Differs from Othyphantes s. stuhlmanni in the much darker colour of the whole of the upper parts, partly ' 1938.] 113 [Vol. lviii. due to the feathers on the back being very much more strongly streaked with black. On the under parts it differs in having the whole of the abdomen and crissum ashy-cream or buff. O. s. sharpui only differs from this new race in having the whole of the underparts entirely yellow. Distribution.—North Nyasaland. Type.—In the British Museum. Male adult, Nyika Plateau, North Nyasa, collected by C. W. Benson on November 12, 1937 (collector’s No. 923). Brit. Mus. Reg. No. 1938.4.13.1. Measurement of type —Wing 83 ; tail 62 ; culmen from base 20; tarsus 24 mm. Remarks.—Three other male specimens collected by Mr. Benson at the same locality have a wing-measurement of 80-82 mm. Mr. R. E. Moreau sent the following :— About the date Dr. G. Carmichael Low was recording in the ‘Bulletin’ (vol. lviii. p.7) a Reeve that still survived although its wing was torn off completely, a Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor micrus) here was giving an even more remarkable example of tenacity of life. It was hatched in honeysuckle on the side of the house, and, like most young birds of its species, it left the nest much too soon. It had spent five days on the ground among tangled herbage, tended assiduously by its parents, when we went away for the week- end. On our return, late on the Sunday night, one of our boys reported that he had picked up a bulbul with only one wing and put it in a cage that always stands on our verandah. As it seemed to be asleep we did not examine it or put it out of its misery at once as we at first intended The next morning we found that the parents had already located it and were feeding it through the wire. It seemed to be in excellent condition except that at the junction of the humerus with the radius and ulna the wing had been taken off as clearly as if it had been done with a scalpel. It is just possible that the injury had been caused by a Peregrine Falcon we had seen about for seyeral days, during which time it had stooped ° ad & ~ %, Vol. lviii.] 114 (1938. repeatedly on the aviary. We have no alternative suggestion: The fact remains that the one-winged bulbul lived, and apparently enjoyed good health, for at least six weeks after the amputation. Its death took place from no obvious cause, following a couple of days lack of appetite. The injured limb remained healthy throughout. Mr. C. M. N. WHITE sent the two following notes :— 1. The Races of Glossopsitia concinna (Shaw). Peters ‘ Check List,’ iil. p. 157, recognizes no races of this bird. Mathews (Bds. Australia, vi. p. 52) says he recognizes no races owing to the migratory habit of the species. Examination of twenty birds from Australia and eleven from Tasmania shows that they are separable with ease. In Australian birds the blue crown is strongly marked in the male whilst in females the crown is green with a well-defined bluish wash. Tasmanian birds appear to have the sexes practically alike, and in the whole series examined none have a strong blue crown; the crown in all is much greener than typical G. c. concinna ; in addition in series Tasmanian birds | are greener, less olive above, and the red on the ear and front is paler. As regards Mathews’ objection because of the migration of the species—though his notes show considerable movement in Australia—there is no indication of any movement from Tasmania to the mainland. In view of this fact and the marked difference between the series examined it is necessary to recognize :— GLOSSOPSITTA CONCINNA CONCINNA (Shaw). Psittacus concinnus Shaw, Nat. Misc. i. 1791, p. [57]: “New Holland.” Distribution.—S. Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia. GLOSSOPSITTA CONCINNA DIDIMUS Mathews. Glossopsitta concinna didimus Mathews, Austr. Av. Rec. ii. 1915, p. 127: Tasmania. Distribution.—Tasmania. 1938.] 115 [Vol. lviii. 2. The Races of Geopelia striata in Australia. Peters, ‘ Check List,’ iii. p. 101, recognizes two races in Australia and puts G. placida clelandi Mathews, G. p. melvill- ensis Mathews, and G. p. hedleyi Mathews as synonyms of G. striata placida. Examination of the series in the British Museum shows that three races can be recognized :— GEOPELIA STRIATA PLACIDA Gould. Geopelia placida Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1844, p. 55: Pt. Essington. Synonyms are G. p. melvillensis Mathews, Austr. Av. Rec. i. 1912, p. 28: Melville Island, and G. p. hedleyi Mathews, ibid. p. 84: Cape York. This race is marked by its small size. Wings of ten examined 94-99, once 102 mm. Distribution.—Northern Territory and Cape York. GEOPELIA STRIATA CLELANDI Mathews. Geopelia placida cleland1 Mathews, Nov. Zool. xviii. 1912, p- 186: Coongan River. Differs from G. s. placida in being larger; above much more reddish sandy with dark edges less defined ; hind crown much lighter, more sandy brown. Wings of four examined :—99, 102, 104, 106 mm. These birds are from Carnarvon and the Gascoyne River. | Distribution.—Mid-west Australia; exact limits not yet defined. GEOPELIA STRIATA TRANQUILLA Gould. Geopeha tranquilla Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1844, p. 56: Liverpool plains and banks of Namoi, New South Wales. Larger than G. s. placida ; much darker above, colder and ereyer in colour and less brown; black edges broader and stronger ; hinder crown much more grey-brown. Under wing- coverts and axillaries average darker. Wings of twenty birds: 103-110 mm. Distribution.—S. Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland north to Townsville. + — PALEK JHC y / Se ; Vol. lviii.] 116 [1938. Capt. C. H. B. Grant and Mr. C. W. Macwortu-PRAaED sent the following five notes :— 1. On the Status of Pogoniulus bilineatus conciliator Friedmann, Proc. N. Engl. Zool. Club, 1929, p. 36: Nyange, Uluguru Mountains, Tanganyika Territory. Friedmann compared this race with P. b. fischeri (Reiobadivw) Orn. Cent. 1880, p. 181 : Zanzibar, and P.b. jacksoni (Sharpe), Bull. B.O.C. vii. 1897, p. vii: Mau, Kenya Colony ;_ but had only one specimen of P. b. bilineatus (Sundevall) fy. Vet. Akad. Forhandl. 1850, p. 109: Natal, South Africa ; and one of P. b. fischeri for comparison. Recently Mr. Moreau has sent to the British Museum one adult female from Uluguru Mountains, and two adult females from the Nguru Mountains. Moreau had already sent these Uluguru and Neguru specimens to Loveridge, who pronounced that they agreed with topotypic birds. These three adult specimens from Uluguru and Neguru agree perfectly with the long series of P. b. bilineatus in the British Museum. Therefore P. b. conciliator becomes a synonym of P. b. bilineatus, the distribution of which is from Natal and Zululand through the Transvaal and southern Rhodesia to Nyasaland, Portuguese East Africa, and the Uluguru and Nguru Mountains, Tangan- yika Territory. 2. On the Races of T'rachyphonus erythrocephalus Cabanis. Claude Grant, Ibis, 1915, p 448, in a review of this group recognized only one race and was of the opinion that 7’. ¢. versicolor Hartlaub was the young of 7’. e. erythrocephalus. Sclater, Syst. Av. Afthiop. i. 1924, p. 285, also recognizes only one race, but in App. 1930, p. 860, he gives four races as recognized by Neumann. In view of this discrepancy we have re-examined the good series in the British Museum collection and find that only three races can be recognized. The characters given for 7’. e. gallarum Neumann, and T. e. jacksoni Neumann, are to be found in a series of 7. e. versicolor Hartlaub, from in and around the type-locality of that race. 1938.] 117 [Vol. lviiz. The races we are able to recognize are :— TRACHYPHONUS ERYTHROCEPHALUS ERYTHROCEPHALUS Cab. Trachyphonus erythrocephalus Cabanis, J. f. O. 1878, p. 206, pl. ii. : Kitui, Ukamba, Kenya Colony. Forehead and superciliary stripe red. Wing 96-103 mm. Distribution.—Southern Kenya Colony and north-eastern Tanganyika Territory. TRACHYPHONUS ERYTHROCEPHALUS VERSICOLOR Hart. Trachyphonus versicolor Hartlaub, O.C. 1882, p. 91: Mongalla District, Southern Sudan; of which T'rachyphonus erythrocephalus jacksont Neumann, J.f.O. 1928, p.785: Wajheir, north-eastern Kenya Colony; and T'rachyphonus erythro- cephalus gallarum Neumann, J. f. O. 1928, p. 786: Bussidimo, near Harar, eastern Abyssinia, are synonyms, inasmuch that although Neumann gives wing-measurements of 86 to 89 and 84 to 92 mm. respectively, Friedmann, Bull. 153, U.S. Nat. Mus. 1930, pp. 458-459, gives 91 and over for 7’. e. jacksona and 84 to 92 for 7’. e. gallarum. Two specimens in the British Museum collection from the Sagan River, south-western Abyssinia (a locality included by Neumann in his distribution of 7. e. gallarum), are 92 and 95 mm., and two males from Moyale, north-eastern Kenya Colony, in the Jackson Collection measure 87 and 90 mm. It would thus appear that 7’. e. versicolor must in itself be considered a variable and perhaps largely an intermediate form between 7’. e. erythrocephalus and 7’. e. shelleyt. Forehead and superciliary stripe yellow. Wing 91 to 96 mm. Distribution.—Kastern and southern Abyssinia to southern Sudan, northern Kenya Colony, and Uganda. TRACHYPHONUS ERYTHROCEPHALUS SHELLEY! Hartl. Trachyphonus shelley: Hartlaub, Ibis, 1886, p. 106, pl. v. : Goolis Mountains, British Somaliland. Similar to 7’. e. erythrocephalus but smaller. Wing 76 to 85 mm. Distribution.— British to northern Italian Somalilands. Vol. lviii.] 118 (1938. 3. On the exact Type-locality of Indicator variegatus Lesson, Traité, 1831, p. 155, and the Status of Indicator variegatus jubaensis Neumann, Bull. B. O. C. xxi. 1908, Paes Jonte, near Kismayu, southern Italian Somaliland. Sclater, Syst. Av. Atthiop. i. 1924, p. 287, gives Africa only, and we cannot find that a more detailed type-locality has been given. Lesson gives no references and gives Africa only. The first reference to this bird appears to be that of Levaillant, Ois. Afr. v. 1806, p. 135, pl. 241, fig. 2, who gives the distribution as “toute la cdte de lest d’Afrique depuis les foréts d’Auteniquoi jusque chez les Caffres.” We can therefore fix the exact type-locality of Indicator variegatus Lesson as : Knysna, Cape Province, South Africa. Neumann in the original description of [ndicator variegatus jubaensis gives the wing-measurement as 97 to 103 and for the typical race 105 to 114 mm. There are in the British Museum collection specimens from South Africa and Portuguese Kast Africa measuring respectively 103 and 101 mm. This overlap into the measurements of Neumann’s race, in our view, precludes it being accepted, and we are therefore of opinion that J. v. jubaensis Neumann must become a synonym of Jndicator variegatus Lesson. 4. On the exact Type-locality of Indicator minor minor Stephens, in Shaw’s Gen. Zool. ix. 1815, p. 140. Stephens founded this name on Levaillant’s Plate and description in Ois. Afr. v. 1806, p. 137, pl. 242, giving locality as Cape of Good Hope. This has been followed by all authors. Levaillant, Ois. Afr., states that he found this bird at Swartkop, Sondag, and Camdeboo. We can therefore fix the exact type-locality of Indicator minor minor Stephens as Zwartkop River, Uitenhage Division, Cape Province, South Africa. 5. On the Status of Indicator minor teitensis Neumann, J. f. O. 1900, p. 195: Taita, southern Kenya Colony. Sclater, Syst. Av. Afthiop. i. 1924, p. 288, casts doubt on the validity of J. m. teitensis Neum., and Claude Grant, Ibis, 1938.] 119 [Vol. lvii. 1915, p. 433, gives only small differences for this race. Zedlitz J.f.O. 1915, p. 18, places it as a race of J. exilis ; but his review does not help to elucidate the problem of these ereen-backed Honey-Guides. Van Someren, Nov. Zool. xxix. 1922, p. 53, recognizes it. We have carefully examined the good series in the British Museum collection and twenty- two specimens kindly lent to us by Dr. van Someren, and find that there is quite an appreciable amount of individual variation, and that the wing-measurements of South African specimens (males 88 to 97, females 83 to 88) agree with a series from Eastern Africa (males 85 to 95,- females 81 to 88 mm.). As there is no definite character by which South African ‘ and Eastern African specimens can be distinguished, we consider J. m. teitensis Neum. to be a synonym of J. m. minor Stephens, in Shaw’s Gen. Zool. ix. 1815, p. 140: Zwartkop River, Uitenhage Division, Cape Province. One of the specimens lent to us by van Someren, an adult female from Unsi, Juba River, southern Italian Somaliland, has an exceptionally small wing-measurement of 76 mm., but there is no doubt that it is Indicator m. minor. 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THE four-hundred-and-tenth Meeting of the Club was held at the Rembrandt Hotel, Thurloe Place, 8.W. 7, on Wednesday, June 8, 1938. Chairman: Mr. G. M. Maturws. Members present :—Dr. P. H. Manson Bawr; Dr. D. A. BANNERMAN ; Miss P. Bancuay-Smitu ; F. J. F. BARRINGTON ; Miss M. G. S. Best; The Hon. G. L. CHarreris; H. P. O. CueEAvE; A. Ezra; Miss J. M. Ferrier; J. FIsHer; Miss E. Gopman ; Col. A. E. HaAmerton ; B. G. Harrison ; Dr. E. Hopkinson; Dr. K. Jornpan; N. B. KINNEAR; Mics H;. P. Leacw; Dr: P. R. Lowe; Lt-Col. H. “A. F. Macratu; E. M. Nicnotson; M. E. W. Norte; C. W. MackworTH-PRAED; W. L. ScuaterR; D. Srra-Smita ; B. W. Tucker ; H. WHISTLER. Guests of the Club :—A. H. CutsHomm; W. MEISE; A. J. VAN RossEM. Guests :—Miss L. Lopez; Wittoucusy P. Low; C. L. SrpLEY ; Mrs. C. L. SIBLEyY. Members, 27 ; Guests of the Club, 3; Guests, 4. Mr. B. W. TuckER gave an account of a trip made by Mr. L. 8. V. Venables and himself to Finnish and Norwegian [July 13, 1938.] a VOL. LVIIi Vol. lviii.] 122 (1938. Lapland in the summer of 1937 for the purpose of field- observations :— He showed a number of slides illustrating types of country and typical habitats of different species, supplemented by others of some of the more characteristic Lapland birds taken by Mr. H. N. Southern, including Mealy Redpoll (Carduelis f. flammea), Lapland Bunting (Calcarius 1. lapponicus), Snow- Bunting (Plectrophenax n. nivalis), Northern Willow-Tit (Parus atricapillus borealis), Fieldfare (T’urdus pilaris), Red- wing (T'urdus m. musicus), Bluethroat (Luscinia s. svecica), Three-toed Woodpecker (Picordes tridactylus), Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo 1. lagopus), and Temminck’s Stint (Calidris temminckir). The observers divided their time between the forested country, varied with tracts of swamp, of the Pasvik valley and the open tundra and fell region beyond the tree limit on the north shore of the Varanger Fjord. The season was a very hot and forward one. In the forest belt Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) were frequent and Parrot Crossbills (Loxia pytyopsittacus) were met with in one district. In addition to the forest species already mentioned the haunts and habits of the Siberian Jay (Perisoreus infaustus), Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola e. enucleator), Lapp Tit (Parus cinctus), Eversmann’s Warbler (Phylloscopus 6. borealis), and others were described. The swamps of the Pasvik valley are rich in waders. Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa 1. lapponica) were found breeding, as well as the commoner Greenshank (T'ringa nebularia), Spotted Redshank (T'ringa erythropus), Wood- Sandpiper (T'ringa glareola), Whimbrel (Numenius ph. pheopus), and Northern Golden Plover (Charadrius apricarius altifrons). In the Varanger Fjord region many of the characteristic species of the Pasvik valley are absent and others rare or absent inland take their place, for example Snow and Lapland Buntings, Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus), Turnstone (Arenaria 1. interpres), Purple Sandpiper (Calidris m. maritima), Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), and Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus). Buffon’s Skuas (Stercorarius longi- 1938.] 123 [Vol. lviii. caudus) were evidently not breeding in the district in 1937. Excellent opportunities were afforded for observing Steller’s Kider (Polysticta stellert), of which a flock of 9 males and 4 females was present in the now well-known locality for this species on the Varanger Fjord. For some reason which is anything but clear, this appears to be a non-breeding colony with a fluctuating population, though broods are stated to have been seen in 1924. The distribution and status of birds in the districts visited — have been very fully dealt with by Dr. H. M. 8. Blair in his paper on the “ Birds of East Finmark ”’ (* Ibis,’ 1936), so that it is unnecessary to dilate on this subject here, but two additions were made to Dr. Blair’s list. .ls waddelli, 76, 77. Babbler, 76. bahamensis, Maridus, 13. bailyi, Polyplectron bicalcaratum, 93. balearica, Muscicapa striata, 148. barbata greenwayi, Hrythropygia, 64 —— quadrivirgata, EHrythropygia, 64 rovume, Hrythropygia, 64. Barbatula bilineatus jacksoni, 82. kandti, 82. leucolaima urungensis, 82, 83. pusillus lollesheid, 140, 141. barbatus, Cypselus, 49, 50. , Micropus apus, 49, 50. bedfordi, Terpsiphone, 14. beicki, Hrythrina synoica, 95, 96. belcheri, Buccanodon, 84. bensoni, Sheppardia, 138. berliozi, Muscicapa striata, 148. bewickir, Tringa, 8, 150 [1938. biarcuatum chiapensis, Melozone, 126. ——, Melozone biarcuatum, p27. bicalcaratum bailyi, Polyplectron, 93. , Polyplectron, 93. bilineatus conciliator, Pogoniulus, 116. jischeri, Pogoniulus, 116. jacksoni, Barbatula, 82. , Pogoniulus, 82, 116. ——., Pogoniulus, 82. bilineatus, 116. Bird of Paradise, Greater, 70. Bittern, Cape, 77. blanchardi, Parus rufonuchalis, 95. Bluethroat, 122. Bombycilla garrulus, 122. bonasia, Aphanapteryx, 18. borealis, Parus atricapillus, 122. , Phylloscopus borealis, 122. borneensis, Terpsiphone paradisi, 14. boscaweni, Ginanthe lugubris, 32. Botaurus stellaris capensis, 77. Bower-Bird, Satin, 123, 124. brasiliensis, Amazonetta, 59, 60, 61, 63. brevicauda, Phalacrocorax melano- leucus, 46. brunnescens, Passerculus sandwich- ensis, 129. ——, Pipilo torquatus, 131. Buarremon virenticeps colime, subsp. nov., 125. virenticeps, 125. Buccanodon belcheri, 84. leucotis kenye, 140. kilimense, 140. olivaceum, 84. woodwardi, 84. Bucco torquatus, 105. Bulbul, Yellow-vented, 113. Bullfinch, 13. bulweri, Procellaria, 12. Bulweria, 12. Bunting, Lapland, 122. , Snow, 122. Bustard, Macqueen’s, 31. , Saville’s 71. Buteo lagopus lagopus, 122. Buzzard, Rough-legged, 122. 126, _—. cxrulea deltarhyncha, Guiraca, 133. eurhyncha, Guiraca, 133. ——, Guiraca, 134. lazula, Guiraca, 133, 1938.] czrulea, Urocissa, 72. 5 erythrorhyncha, 71, 72. cxsia okuensis, Coracina, 76. preusst, Coracina, 76. cailliantii, Campethera, 147. Calameecetor, 102. leptorhyncha leptorhyncha, 102, 103. macrorhyncha, 102, 103. Calcarius lapponicus lapponicus, 122. Calidris maritima maritima, 122. temminckiu, 122. Callzops, 14, 15. Calonetia, 62, 63. (Calonetia) leucophrys, Amazonetia, 63. Campethera cailliantw, 147. canadensis, Sitta canadensis, 6. villosa, Sitta, 6. whiteheadi, Sitta, 4, 6, 26. canescens, Atlapetes pileatus, 126. cantillans, Sylvia cantillans, 7. capensis, Botaurus stellaris, 77. Caprimulgus, 19. apatelius, 18, 19, 20. clarus, 18, 19, 20. apatelius, 18. europxus, 32. europxus, 33, 34. —— —— meridionalis, 33, 34. sarudnyt, 32, 33. unwini, 21, 34. fervidus fervidus, 35. fossiz, 18, 19. —— guttifer, 34. nauta, 20, 21. nigriscapularis, 34. pectoralis, 34. frenatus, 34. poliocephalus, 34. rufigena, 34. ruwenzori, 34. Carduelis flammea flammea, 122. —— flavirostris flavirostris, 123. castanea, Pithys, 90, 91. castro cryptoleucura, Cymochorea, 63. —_—_——_—. rs —— —_—_—_ ——_ kumagai, Cymochorea, 63. caudatus, Parus, 44. rosaceus, Avgithalus, 44. cervinus, Anthus, 122. Ceyx lepida meeki, 47, 48. pallidus, 47. Chetura stictileaema marwitz, 51. Chalcites lucidus lucidus, 48. Chalcostigma, 46. Charadrius apricarius 122, altifrons, 151 [Vol. lviii. Charadrius morinellus, 122. Charmosyna intensior, 47. placentis pallidior, 47. placentis, 47. subplacens, 47. Chenonetta jubata, 63. chiapensis, Melozone biarcuatum, 126. , Pipilo maculatus, 130. chincou, Vultur, 94, 95. Chlamydera, 124. chloroptera, Ara, 16. chrysater giraudi, Icterus, 136. — —-, Icterus chrysater, 136, 137. mayensis, Icterus, 136. chubbi, Mandingoa nitidula, 103, 104. , Pytelia, 103. Ciconia ciconia ciconia, 38. cinctus, Parus, 122. connamomea talautensis, Terpsi- phone, 16. ——., Terpsiphone cinnamomea, 15, 16 ———. — unirufa, Terpsiphone, 15, 16. clarus apatelius, Caprimulgus, 18. , Caprimulgus, 18, 19, 20. , Scotornis climacurus, 20. clelandi, Geopelia placida, 115. ’ striata, 115. climacurus clarus, Scotornis, 20. nigricans, Scotornis, 19. sclatert, Scotornis, 19, 20. , Scotornis, 18. Coalhood, 13. Cockatoo, Bare-eyed, 90. Cereba, 70. colimex, Buarremon virenticeps, 125. , Junco phxonotus, 132. Colius leucocephalus leucocephalus, 66. — turnert, 66. striatus minor, 65. rhodesiz, subsp. nov., 65. conciliator, Pogoniulus bilineatus, 116. concinna didimus, Glossopsitta, 114. , Glossopsitta concinna, 114. concinnus, Psittacus, 114. congensis, Afropavo, 28. congicus, Lybius torquatus, 104. , Melanobucco torquatus, 105. conirostris, Indicator, 142. , Indicator conirostris, 144. , Melignothes, 144. connectens, Coracina novehol- landiz, 73. cookii, Procellaria, 12. d2 Vol. Iviii.] 15 Cookilaria, 12. Coracina cesia okuensis, subsp. nov., 76. preussi, 76. —— melanops tasmanica, 72. novehollandizx, 72. connectens, 73. didimus, 73, 74. —— kuehni, 73, 74, 75. —— melanops, 73. —— novehollandiz, 72, 73. — subpallida, 73, 74. westralensis, 73. Coriphilus peruvianus, 55, 56. Corvus melanops, 73. Cosmetornis vexillarius, 35. Courser, 31. Crane, European, 42. Crossbill, Parrot, 122. cryptoleucura, Cymochorea castro, 63 Cuckoo, Klaas’s, 30. Cuckoo-Shrike, 72. , Grey, 76. cucullatus, Raphus, 16. Curlew, Stone, 31. cyanescens, Terpsiphone, 15. , Neoxeocephus, 14. cyanoptera, Anas, 86, 88. , Querquedula, 63. Cymochorea castro cryptoleucura, 63 —— —— kumagai, subsp. nov., 63. Cymodroma, 11, 12. deceptis, 98, 99. leucothysanus, 97, 98, 99. —— melanogaster, 98, 99. tropica, 98, 99. tubulata, 99. Cypselus barbatus, 49, 50. myoptilus, 49, 51. — niansex, 49, 50. shelleyi, 50. danieli, Hgypius monachus, 94. deceptis, Cymodroma, 98, 99. deltarhyncha, Guiraca cxrulea, 133. Demigretta sacra, 54. Dendromus scriptoricauda, 146, 147. Densirostra, 13. atricapilla, 13. enucleata, 13. diadematus, Indicator minor, 144. dickeye, Icterus graduacauda, 137. didimus, Coracina novehollandiz, 73, 74. ——,, Glossopsitta concinna, 114. (1938. didymus, Lybius melanopterus, 83, 84 diluta, Stachyris poliocephala, 82. , Thringorhina guttata, 82. , Volatinia gacarina, 130. dilutus, Atlapetes pileatus, 126. discors, Querquedula, 63. Diver, Black-throated, 81. Dodo, 16, 17, 29. Dotterel, 122. Duck, 16. . Carolina, 63. ——., Eider, 81. , Mandarin, 63. Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi, 46. Egret, Little, 81. Eider, Steller’s, 123. elegans, Sterna, 13. ellenbecki, Prodotiscus insignis, 146. enucleata, Densirostra, 13. enucleator, Pinicola enucleator, 122. erlangert, Indicator exilis, 141, 144. Erythrina synoica beicki, 95, 96. salimalii, subsp. nov., 95. —— —— stoliczx, 95, 96. —— synoica, 96. erythrocephalus gallarum, Trachy- phonus, 116, 117. jacksoni, Trachyphonus, 116, 117. —— shelleyr, Trachyphonus, 84, i ies , Trachyphonus erythrocepha- lus, 116, 117. versicolor, Trachyphonus, 116, erythropus, Scolopax, 8. , Lringa, 8, 12.2: Erythropygia barbata greenwayi, subsp. nov., 64. barbata quadrivirgata, 64. rovume, 64. erythrorhyncha alticola, 72. Urocissa, cerulea, Urocissa, 71, 72. Estrilda nitidula, 103. eupterus, Pogoniulus pusillus, 138, 139. eurhyncha, Guiraca cxrulea, 133. europxus, Caprimulgus, 32. ——, europxus, 33, 34. meridionalis, Caprimulgus, 33, 34. sarudnyt, Caprimulgus, 32, 33, 1938. | europxus unwint, Caprimulgus, 21, 34. extlis erlangert, Indicator, 141, 144. ——, Indicator, 119, 141, 142, 143, 145. —., exilis, 141, 142, 143, 145. ——., Melignothes, 145. meliphilus, Indicator, 144, 145. —— ——, Melignothes, 145. fenestra, Martula, 13. fervidus, Caprimulgus fervidus, 35. Fieldfare, 122, 148. Finch, Snow-, 10. fischeri, Pogoniulus bilineatus, 116. , Turacus fischeri, 111. zanzibaricus, Turacus, 111. flammea, Carduelis flammea, 122. flavicollis woodfordi, Dupetor, 46. flavirostris, Carduelis flavirostris, 123. Flycatcher, 123, 148. , Paradise, 30. , Philippine Paradise, 13, 14. , Pied, 13. formosum, Nettion, 60. forreri, Spinus notatus, 135, 136. fossui, Caprimulgus, 18, 19. Fregata, 11, 12. fregata, Procellaria, 12. , (Sula), 12. Fregatta, 12. Fregetta, 11, 12, 98. grallaria, 97, 98. leucogaster, 11, 12, 97, 98, 99. leucogastra, 97. —— melanogaster, 11, 97, 98. —— melanogastra, 97. oceanica, 97. tropica, 100. fregetta, Thalassidroma, 12. Fregettornis, 98. grallaria, 97, 98, 99. —— leucogaster, 99. Fregodroma leucothysanus, 11, 12. frenatus, Caprimulgus pectoralis, 4 Frigate Bird, 12. Fulmar, 54, 81. Fulmarus glacialis, 54. fuscigularis, Apalis murina, 48. fuscus, Pipilo fuscus, 132. tenebrosus, Pipilo, 132. 153 [Vol. lviii. gallarum, Trachyphonus erythro- cephalus, 116, 117. Gannet, 42, 81. garrulus, Bombycilla, 122. Genneus horsfieldi, 92. —— leucomelanos, 92, 93. —— lhineatus, 93. —— melanotus, 92. —— moffitti, sp. nov., 91, 93. Geopelia placida, 115. —— —— clelandi, 115. hedleyi, 115. melvillensis, 115. —— striata, 115. clelandi, 115. —— —— placida, 115. tranquilla, 115. —— tranquilla, 115. germaini, Polyplectron, 93. gertrudis, Pseudohirundo griseo- pyga, 9 giganteus, Macronectes, 54. giraudu, Icterus chrysater, 136. glacialis, Fulmarus, 54. glareola, Tringa, 122. Glossopsitta concinna concinna, 114. didimus, 114. Godwit, Bar-tailed, 122. Goose, American Snow, 42. ——, Australian Maned, 63. , Canada, 42. graduacauda dickeyx, Icterus, 137. ——, Icterus graduacauda, 137. —— nayaritensis, Icterus, 137, 138. greeca philbyi, Alectoris, 30. grallaria, Fregetta, 97, 98. , Fregettornis, 97, 98, 99. , Procellaria, 11, 96. grandis richardsoni, Saltator, 124, T25: vigorsu, Saltator, 124, 125. Greenshank, 122. greenwayt, Hrythropygia barbata, 4, griscomi, Spinus notatus, 135. grisea, Scolopax, 13. griseopyga gertrudis, Pseudolhi- rundo, 9 —— liberix, Pseudohirundo, 8. —— melbina, Pseudohirundo, 9. , Pseudohirundo griseopyga, 8. Grosbeak, Pine, 122. guerrerensis, Aimophila acuminata, 128. ——, Pipilo torquatus, 131. guifsobalito, Lybius, 67. —— ugandex, Lybius, 83. Guillemot, Common, 54. Vol. lviii. | Guiraca cerulea, 134. deltarhyncha, nov., £33: eurhyncha, 133. —— lazula, 133. Gull, 81. , Black-headed, 29. gunningt, Sheppardia, 138. guttata diluta, Thringorhina, 82. tonkinensis, Stachyris, 82. guttifer, Caprimulqus, 34. subsp. Hammerhead, 30. hedleyi, Geopelia placida, 115. Heliangelus, 46. Heron, Reef, 54. Heteronetta atricapilla, 63. Hirundo urbica, 13. Hoopoe, 81. horsfieldi, Gennezus, 92. Humming-Bird, 44. hyperborea, Uria aalge, 54. ichla, Thalasseus, 13. Icterus chrysater chrysater, 137. 136, giraudu, 136. —— —— mayensis, subsp. nov., 136. nov., 137. graduacauda, 137. —— nayaritensis, subsp. nov; 135,137, 138. Icterus pustulatus, 138. ignea, Terpsiphone, 14. imberbis, Anomalospiza imnberbis, 112. —— macmillani, Anomalospiza, 112. nyasxe, Anomalospiza, 112. Indicator appelator, 142, 143, 145. —— conirostris, 142. controstris, 144. diadematus, 144. erlangert, 141. exilis, 119, 141-145. —— —— erlangeri, 141, 144. — ——- exilis, 141, 142, 145. 143, meliphilus, 144, 145. —— meliphilus, 1438, 144. minor, 141, 142, 143, 144. diadematus, 144. — —— minor, 118, 119, 144. 142, tertensis, 118, 119, 142. narokensis, 142-145. 154 graduacauda dickeye, subsp. [1938. Indicator pygmxus, 141, 142, 143, 45. varvegatus jubaensis, 118. inexpectatus, Podargus ocellatus, 48. infaustus, Perisoreus, 122. insignis ellenbecki, Prodotiscus, 146. reichenowt, Prodotiscus, 145, 146. intensior, Charmosyna, 47. interpres, Arenaria interpres, 122. wroratus, Lybius torquatus, 105, 106. ——, Pogonorhynchus, 105. . jacarina atronitens, Volatinia, 130. diluta, Volatinia, 130. jackson, Barbatula bilineatus, 82. » Pogoniulus bilineatus, 82, 116. , Trachyphonus erythrocepha- lus, 116, 117. Jay, Siberian, 122. jubaensis, Indicator variegatus, 118. jubata, Chenoneita, 63. Junco phzonotus australis, subsp. nov., 133. —— colime, 132. —— —— phexonotus, 132, 133. subsp. nov., kandti, Barbatula, 82. kenyx, Buccanodon leucotis, 140. , Smilorhis leucotis, 140. kiluomense, Buccanodon leucotis, 140. kingt, Trachyphonus margaritatus, 107. kittenbergeri, Apus, 49, 50. Kiwi, 17. Knot, 81. kollibayi, Apus apus, 49, 50. kruperi, Sitta, 6. kuehni, Coracina novehollandiz, 73,.74, 75. kumagai, Cymochorea castro, 63. lagopus, Buteo lagopus, 122. lanceolatus lumsdent, Babax, 76, 77. waddelli, Babax, 76, 77. lapponica, Limosa lapponica, 122. lapponicus, Calcarius lapponicus, 122. lawsonx, Micropus apus, 50. lazula, Guiraca cerulea, 133. lepida meeki, Ceyx, 47, 48. —— pallidus, Ceyx, 47. 1938. | 1 leptorhyncha, Calamecetor, 102. 5 leptorhyncha, 102, 103. —— macrorhyncha, Calamecetor, 102, 103. leucocephalus albicauda, Lybius, 65, 66. ——., Colius leucocephalus, 66. —— lynesi, Lybius, 65, 66. turnert, Colius, 66. leucogaster, Fregetta, 11, 12, 97, 98, 99. ——., Fregettornis, 99. —_—, Sula, 70. , Thalassidroma, 97. leucogastra, Fregetta, 97. leucogenys, Lybius undatus, 67. leucolaima nyansxe, Pogoniulus, 82, 83. —— urungensis, Barbatula, 82, 83. leucomelanos, Genneus, 92, 93. leucomystax, Viridibucco, 77, 78. leucophrys, Amazonetta (Calonetia), 63. , Anas, 62. leucothysanus, Cymodroma, 97, 98, 99. —_—, Fregodroma, 11, 12. leucotis kenyx, Buccanodon, 140. , Smilorhis, 140. —_— kilimense, Buccanodon, 140. liberiz, Pseudohirundo griseopyga, 8. Limosa lapponica lapponica, 122. lineatus, Genneus, 93. lobatus, Phalaropus, 122. lollesheid, Barbatula pusillus, 140, 141. longicaudus, Stercorarius, 122-123. Longirostra, 13. Lory, Tahiti Blue, 55. Lourie, East African Red-crested, 14. Loxia pyrrhula, 13. —— pytyopsittacus, 122. lucidus, Chalcites lucidus, 48. lugens, Ginanthe lugens, 32. lugentoides, Hnanthe lugubris, 32. lugubris boscaweni, Ginanthe, 32. lugentoides, Ginanthe, 32. lumsdeni, Babax lanceolatus, 76, rire Luscinia svecica svecica, 122. Lybius guifsobalito, 67. ugandz, 83. —— leucocephalus albicauda, 65, 66. ——— —— lynesi, subsp. nov., 65, 66. [Vol. viii. Lybius melanopterus, 83, 84. —— —— didymus, 83, 84. senex, 66. —— torquatus, 104, 105, 106. congicus, 104. trroratus, 105, 106. —— — pumilio, 105. —— —— torquatus, 105, 106. zombex, 104, 105, 106. tsane, 67. undatus leucogenys, 67. salvadorw, 67. —— thogaster, 67. undatus, 67. zombe, 104, 105, 106. albigularis, 105. Lybius leucocephalus, 65, een he lynest, 66 Lyre-Bird, 123. Macaw, 16. macmillant, Anomalospiza imber- bis, PVD: Macronecites giganteus, 54. macropterus, Spinus pinus, 134. Macroramfus, 13. macrorhyncha, Calamecetor lepto- rhyncha, 102, 103. maculatus chiapensis, Pipilo, 130. ——, Pipilo, 131. repetens, Pvpilo, 130. Magpie, 30. major, Parus major, 123. Mallard, 16. Mandingoa nitidula chubbi, 104. 103, nitidula, 103, 104. Mareca penelope, 16. margaritatus kingt, Trachyphonus, 107. —— somalicus, Trachyphonus, 107. Maridus, 13. —— bahamensis, 13. — maritima, Calidris maritima, 122. Martula fenestra, 13. maruitzi, Apus apus, 49, 50. , Chetura stictilema, 51. mayensis, Icterus chrysater, 136. Mecistura rosea, 44. meeki, Ceyx lepida, 47, 48. meinertzhagent, Perdicula argoon- dah, 9. Melanobucco 105. zombe, 105. melanogaster, Cymodroma, 98, 99. , Lregetta, 11, 97, 98. torquatus congicus, Vol. viii. | melanogaster, Thalassidroma, 97. melanogastra, Fregetta, 97. melanoleucus brevicauda, Phalacro- corax, 46. , Phalacrocorax melanoleucus, melanops, Coracina novehollandiz, tebe ——., Corvus, 73. tasmanica, Coracina, 72. melanopterus didymus, Lybius, 83, 84. Lybius, 83, 84. melanotus, Genneeus, 92. melbina, Pseudohirundo griseo- pyga, 9. Melignothes conirostris, 144. exilis, 145. meliphilus, 145. meliphilus, 142. pachyrhynchus, 141, 142, 145. meliphilus, Indicator, 143, 144. : exilis, 144, 145. ——, Melignothes, 142. , —— exis, 145. Melozone biarcuatum biarcuatum, 126, 127. —— —— chiapensis, subsp. nov., 126. melvillensis, Geopelia placida, 115. meridionalis, Caprimulgus euro- pus, 33, 34. Micropus achimodz, 51. —— xquatorialis zquatorialis, 49, 51. affinis abessynicus, 21. apus apus, 49, 50. barbatus, 49, 50. —— lawsone, 50. pekinensis, 50. myoptilus, 51. micrus, Pycnonotus tricolor, 113. minor, Colius striatus, 65. diadematus, Indicator, 144. ——, Indicator, 141, 142, 144. minor, 118, 119, 141, || 142, 144. ——, Riparia paludicola, 31. teitensis, Indicator, 118, 119, 144. modularis, Pirula, 13. moffitti, Gennzus, 91, 93. monachus, Afgypius monachus, 94. danieli, Afgypius, 94. Montifringilla nivalis adamsi, 10. therese, sp. nov., 10. morinellus, Charadrius, 122. murina, Apalis murina, 48. fuscigularis, Apalis, 48. 156 (1938. Muscicapa striata balearica, 148. berliozi, subsp. nov., 148. —— —— neumanni, 148. sarudnyt, 148. Muscicula, 13. Muscipeta rufa, 15. musicus, Turdus musicus, 122. mutata, Terpsiphone, 15. myoptilus, Cypselus, 49, 51. , Micropus, 51. nana therese, Sylvia, 10. narokensis, Indicator, 142-145. nauta, Caprimulgus, 20, 21. nayaritensis, Aimophila acuminata, 128. ——., Icterus 138. nebularia, Tringa, 122. Neoxeocephus, 13, 14, 15. cyanescens, 14 Nesofregetta amphitrite, 100. Nesoclopeus woodfordi, 47. Nettion formosum, 60. torquatum, 62. neumanni, Muscicapa striata, 148. , Terpsiphone tricolor, 15. neumayer subceruleus, Sitta, 96. tephronota, Sitta, 96. newtoni, Riparia paludicola, 31. nianse, Cypselus, 49, 50. nigricans, Scotornis climacurus, 19. nigriceps, Terpsiphone, 14. nigriscapularis, Caprimulgus, 34. graduacauda, 137, nitidula chubbi, Mandingoa, 103, 104. ——, Estrilda, 103. ——, Mandingoa nitidula, 104. nwalis adamsi, Montifringilla, 10. , Plectrophenax nwalis, 122. nobilis allbolumbata, Oreonympha, 44, 45. ——, Oreonympha nobilis, 44, 45, 46. —, Trachyphonus vaillanti, 103, notatus forreri, Spinus, 135, 136. griscomi, Spinus, 135. , Spinus notatus, 135-136. novehollandiz connectens, Cora- cina, 78. , Coracina novehollandizx, 72, Te didimus, Coracina, 73, 74. —— kuehni, Coracina, 73, 74, 75. melanops, Coracina, 73. 1938. ] novehollandix subpallida,Coracina, 73, 74. ——., Turdus, 72. westralensis, Coracina, 73. Numenius phxopus phxopus, 122. Nuthatch, Corsican, 4. ——., Kriiper’s, 6. ——, Whitehead’s, 4, 6. nyansx, Pogoniulus leucolaima, 82, 83. nyasx, Anomalospiza imberbis, 112. nyike, Othyphantes stuhlmanni, 112. oceanica, Fregetta, 97. , Procellaria, 96. , Thalassidroma, 11, 96, 97. Oceanites, 96. ocellatus «inexpectatus, 48. Gnanthe lugens lugens 32. lugubris boscaweni, HOVea 2 « lugentoides, 32. okuensis, Coracina cesia, 76. olivaceum, Buccanodon, 84. Oreonympha nobilis albolimbata, subsp. nov., 44, 45. nobilis, 44, 45, 46. Oriole, 136. Ostrich, 31. Othyphantes stuhlmanni nyike, subsp. nov., 112. sharpu, 113. stuhlmanni, 112. Podargus, subsp. pachyrhynchus, Melignothes, 141, 142, 145. palliata, Plagiospiza superciliosa, 127. pallidior, Charmosyna placentis, 47 pallidus, Ceyx lepida, 47. paludicola minor, Riparia, 31. newtoni, Riparia, 31. —— schoensis, Riparia, 31. Paradise Bird, Greater, 70. paradisi borneensis, Terpsuphone, 14. , Terpsiphone, 14. parasiticus, Stercorarius, 54. Partridge, 86, 87. , Red-legged, 13. Parus atricapillus borealis, 122. caudatus, 44. cinctus, 122. —— major major, 123. 157 [Vol. lviii. Parus rufonuchalis subsp. nov., 95. rufonuchalis, 95. Passerculus sandwichensis alaudi- nus, 129. brunnescens, 129, 130. —— —— wetmorei, subsp. nov., 129. Peacock-Pheasant, Baily’s, 93. pease, Prodotiscus regulus, 146. pectoralis, Caprimulgus, 34. frenatus, Caprimulgus, 34. pekinensis, Apus apus, 49. , Micropus apus, 50. penelope, Mareca, 16. Penguin, 81. Penguina, 13. Penguinus, 13. Perdicula argoondah meinertz- hageni, subsp. nov., 9 periophthalmica, Terpsiphone, 14. Perisoreus infaustus, 122. perplexus, Spinus pinus, 134, 135. persprcillata plumbeiceps, Tchitrea, 100, 101. —, Tchitrea_ perspicillata, LOT, 102: peruviana, Pithys albifrons, 90. peruvianus, Coriphilus, 55, 56. Petrel, 81. , Frigate, 12. ——, Giant, 54. ——., Shallow-forktailed, 63. , Stormy, 96. phxonotus australis, Junco, 133. —— colimex, Junco, 132. , Junco phxonotus, 132, 133. phxopus, Numenius phxopus, 122. Phalacrocorax melanoleucus brevi- cauda, 46. melanoleucus, 46. Phalarope, 81 , Red-necked, 122. Phalaropus lobatus, 122. Pheasant, 86, 87, 88. , Baily’s Peacock-, 93. , Kaleege, 91, 92. philbyi, Alectoris grxeca, 30. Philomachus pugnax, 7, 8. Phylloscopus borealis borealis, 122. trochilus, 7. Picoides tridactylus, 122. pita, Rufipes, 13. - pilaris, Turdus, 122. pileatus, Atlapetes pileatus, 126. canescens, Atlapetes, 126. dilutis, Atlapetes, 126. Pinicola enucleator enucleator, 122. blanchardi, 100, Vol. lviii.] Pintail, 109, 110, 111. pinus macropterus, Spinus, 132. perplecus, Spinus, 134, 135. —— , Spinus pinus, 134, 135. Pipilo fuscus fuscus, 132. tenebrosus, subsp. nov., 132. —— maculatus, 131. chiapensis, subsp. nov., 130. —— —— repetens, 130. torquatus, 131. brunnescens, subsp. nov.;. 19): guerrerensis, subsp. now., sl. torquatus, 131 virescens, 131. Pipit, Red-throated, 122. Pirula modularis, 13. Pithys albifrons, 90, 91. peruviana, 90. —— castanea, sp. nov., 90, 91. placentis pallidior, Charmosyna, 47. placida clelandi, Geopelia, 115. , Geopelia striata, 115. hedleyi, Geopelia, 115. melvillensis, Geopelia, 115. Plagiospiza superciliosa palliata, subsp. nov., 127. superciliosa, 127. platentis, Charmosyna platentis, 47. platyrhynchos, Anas, 16, 110. Plectrophenax nivalis nivalis, 122. Plover, Northern Golden, 122. plumbeiceps, Tchitrea perspicillata, 100, 101. Pochard, 62. Podargus ocellatus inexpectatus, 48. Podiceps, 97. Pogoniulus bilineatus, 82. bilineatus, 116. conciliator, 116. fischeri, 116. jacksoni, 82, 116. leucolaima nyansx, 82, 83. pusillus affinis, 140, 141. ——— —— _ eupterus, 140, 141. lollesheid, 141. Pogonorhynchus irroratus, 105. poliocephala diluta, Stachyris, 82. poliocephalus, Caprimulgus, 34. Polyplectron bicalcaratum, 93. bailyt, 93. germaini, 93. Polysticta stelleri, 123. preussi, Coracina cxsia, 76. Procellaria bulweri, 12. cooku, 12. 8 (1938. Procellaria fregata, 12. grallaria, 11, 96. —— oceanica, 96. Prodotiscus insignis ellenbecki, 146. reichenowr, 145, 146. regulus peasei, 146. regulus, 146. Pseudacanthis yemenensis, 30. Pseudohirundo griseopyga gertrudis, 9. —— —— griseopyga, 8. ——— ——— liberie, subsp. nov., 8. —— —— melbina, 9. Psittacus concinnus, 114. pugnax, Philomachus, 7, 8. pumilio, Lybius torquatus, 105. pusillus affinis, Pogoniulus, 140, 141. eupterus, Pogoniulus, 140, iillesheid: Barbatula, 140, 141. pustulatus, Icterus, 136. Pycnonotus tricolor micrus, 118. pygmexus, Indicator, 141, 142, 143, 145. pyrrhula, Loxia, 13. Pytelia chubbi, 103. pytyopsitacus, Loxia, 122. quadrwirgata, Erythropygia bar- bata, 64. Querquedula cyanoptera, 63. —— discors, 63. —— querquedula, 63. Quetzal, 70. Rail, 47. , Flightless Red Land-, 18. Raphus cucullatus, 16. Redpoll, Mealy, 122. Redhsank, 8. ——, Spotted, 8, 122. Redwing, 122. Reeve, 7, 8. regulus peasei, Prodotiscus, 146. , Prodotiscus regulus, 146. reichenowr, Apus, 49, 51. , Prodotiscus insignis, 146. repetens, Pipilo maculatus, 130. rhodesiz, Colius striatus, 65. Rhodopechys sanguinea aliena, 27. richardsoni, Saltator grandis, 124, 125. Riparia paludicola minor, 31. 145, 1938.] Riparia paludicola newtoni, subsp. NOW.) oL, schoensis, 31. Robin, 123. Roller, Abyssinian, 30. rosaceus, Afgithalus caudatus, 44. rosea, Mecistura, 44. rovumex, Erythropygia barbata, 64. rufa, Muscipeta, 15. , T'chitrea, 15. rufigena, Caprimulgus, 34. Rufipes, 13. picta, 13. vulgaris, 13. rufonuchalis blanchardi, Parus, 95. ——, Parus rufonuchalis, 95. rufus, Tetrao, 13. , Xeocephus, 14, 15. ruwenzorvi, Caprimulgus, 34. sacra, Demigretta, 54. salimalii, Hrythrina synoica, 95. Saltator grandis richardsoni, subsp. nov., 124, 125. vigorsi, 124, 125. salvadorii, Lybius undatus, 67. Sandgrouse, 31. Sandpiper, Purple, 122. ——., Red-legged, 8. , Wood.-, 122. sandwichensis alaudinus, Passer- culus, 129. brunnescens, Passerculus, 129, 130. wetmoret, Passerculus, 129. sanguinea aliena, Rhodopechys, 27. sarudnyi, Caprimulgus europxus, a2. ao , Muscicapa striata, 148. satyra, Tragopan, 86, 88. schoensis, Riparia paludicola, 31. sclatert, Scotornis climacurus, 19, 20. Scolopax erythropus, 8. grisea, 13. Scopus umbretta, 17. Scotornis, 19. —— climacurus, 18. clarus, 20. —— —— nigricans, 19. sclaterz, 19, 20. nigricans, 19. scriptoricauda, Dendromus, —_—_—_——. 146, senex, Lybius, 66. Serinus, 31. sharpui, Othyphantes stuhlmanni, 113. 159 | Stachyris, 82. [Vol. lviii. shelleyi, Cypselus, 50. , rachyphonus, 117. ——, erythrocephalus, 84, 117. Sheppardia bensoni, sp. nov., 138. gunningi, 138. Shoveller, 63. Shrike, Grey Cuckoo-, 76. simplex, Viridibucco, 77, 78. Sitta canadensis canadensis, 6. —— —— villosa, 6. —— —— wihiteheadi, 4, 6, 26. kriipert, 6. neumayer subceruleus, subsp. nov., 96. tephronota, 96. Skua, Arctic, 54. ——, Buffon’s, 122. ——, Long-tailed, 81. Smilorhis leucotis kenyex, 140. Snipe, 70. somalicus, Trachyphonus margari- tatus, 107. Sparrow, Savannah, 129. sparsimfasciatus, Astur tachiro, 100. spiloptera, Uria aalge, 54. Spinus atriceps, 134, 135. notatus forreri, 135, 136. —— —— griscomi, subsp. nov., Lao. notatus, 135-136. pinus macropterus, 134. perplexus, subsp. nov., 134, 135. pinus, 134, 135. —— guttata tonkinensis, nom. nov., 82. poliocephala diluta, 82. Starling, European, 43. , Glossy, 31. stellaris capensis, Botaurus, 77. stelleri, Polysticta, 123. Stercorarius longicaudus, 122. parasiticus, 54. Sterna elegans, 13. stictillama marwitzi, Chetura, 51. Stilt, Black-winged, 81. Stint, Temminck’s, 122. stoliczx, Hrythrina synoica, 95, 96. Stork, 56, 57. , Black, 43. , White, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43. striata balearica, Muscicapa, 148. berliozt, Muscicapa, 148. clelandi, Geopelia, 115. ——., Geopelia, 115. neumanni, Muscicapa, 148. Vol. lviil.] striata placida, Geopelia, 115. —— sarudnyi, Muscicapa, 148. tranquilla, Geopelia, 115. striatus minor, Colius, 65. rhodesix, Colius, 65. stuhlmanni nyikx, Othyphantes, 112. ——, Othyphantes stuhlmanni, 112. —— sharpui, Othyphantes, 1138. suahelica, Tchitrea viridis, 100, 101, 102. suahelicus, Trachyphonus vail- lantw, 107. subceruleus, Sitta neumayer, 96. subplacens, Charmosyna, 47. subpallida, Coracina novehol- landizx, 73, 74. Sugar-Bird, 70. (Sula) fregata, 12. Sula leucogaster, 70. superciliosa palliata, Plagiospiza, 127. , Plagiospiza 127. suschkim, Trachyphonus vaillantii, 106, 107. svecica, Luscinia svecica, 122. Swallow, Brown-rumped, 8. Swift, 49. Sylvia cantillans cantillans, 7. nana theresz, subsp. nov., superciliosa, 10. synoica beicki, Hrythrina, 95, 96. , Hrythrina synoica, 96. salimali, Erythrina, 95. stoliczx, Hrythrina, 95, 96. tachiro, Astur tachiro, 100. sparsimfasciatus, Astur, 100. talautensis, Terpsiphone cinnamo- mea, 16. tasmanica, Coracina melanops, 72. T'chitrea, 14, 102. perspicillata perspicillata, 100, 101, 102. plumbeiceps, 100, 101. rufa, 15. —— viridis suahelica, 102. Teal, Baikal, 60. , Black-winged, 63. ——, Brazilian, 59, 61,62, 63. ——., Blue-winged, 63. ——., Cinnamon, 86, 88. ——, Ring-necked, 62, 63. , Schuyl’s, 60, 61, 63. teitensis, Indicator minor, 118, 119, 144. Telacanthura ussheri, 51. 100, 101, 160 [1938. temmincku, Calidris, 122. tenebrosus, Pipilo fuscus, 132. tephronota, Sitta neumayer, 96. Terpsiphone, 14, 15. atrocaudata, 14. bedfordi, 14. cinnamomea cinnamomea, 15, 16: talautensis, 16. unirufa, 15, 16. cyanescens, 15. —— agnea, 14. ——— mutata, 15. nigriceps, 14. —— paradisi, 14. borneensis, 14. —— periophthalmica, 14. tricolor neumanni, 15. unirufa, nom. nov., 15. Tetrao rufus, 13. Thalasseus ichla, 13. Thalassidroma fregetta, 12. leucogaster, 97. —— melanogaster, 97. oceanica, 11, 96, 97. theresx, Montifringilla, 10. , Sgivia nana, 10. thiogaster, Lybius undatus, 67. Thringorhina, 82. guttata diluta, 82. Tit, Great, 123. , Lapp, 122. ——, British Long-tailed, 44. ——, Northern Willow, 122. ,Penduline, 81. tonkinensis, Stachyris guttata, 82. torquaium, Nettion, 62. torquatus brunnescens, Pipilo, 131. ——, Bucco, 105. congicus, Lybius, 104. , Melanobucco, 105. —— guerrerensis, Pipilo, 131. wrroratus, Lybius, 105, 106. ——, Lybius, 104, 105, 106. ——EE —, torquatus, 105, 106.. —., Pipilo, 131. ——, torquatus, 131. —— pumilio, Lybius, 105. zombex, Lybius, 104, 105, 106. Towhee, Spotted, 130. Trachyphonus erythrocephalus erythrocephalus, 116, 117. —— —— gallarum, 116, 117. —— —— jackson, 116, 117. shelleyi, 84, 117. versicolor, 116, 117. —— margaritatus kingi, 107. somalicus, 107. shelleyi, 117. —_——_ 1938.] Trachyphonus vaillantii, 106. nobilis, 107. suahelicus, 107. suschkini, 106, 107. versicolor, 117. Tragopan, 86, 88. Tragopan satyra, 86, 88. tranquilla, Geopelia striata, 115. tricolor micrus, Pycnonotus, 113. neumanni, Terpsiphone, 15. tridactylus, Picoides, 122. Tringa bewicki, 8. erythropus, 8, 122. —— glareola, 122. —— nebularia, 122. trochilus, Phylloscopus, 7. tropica, Cymodroma, 98, 99. ——., Fregetta, 100. tsanz, Lybius, 67. tubulata, Cymodroma, 99. Turacus fischeri fischeri, 111. zanzibaricus, subsp. nov., lll. Turdus musicus musicus, 122. novehollandiz, 72. pilaris, 122. turneri, Colius leucocephalus, 66. Turnstone, 122. Twite, 123. or ugandz, Lybius guifsobalito, 83. umbretta, Scopus, 17. undatus leucogenys, Lybius, 67. ——., Lybius undatus, 67. salvadoru, Lybius, 67. thiogaster, Lybius, 67. unirufa, Terpsiphone cinnamomea, 15, 16 unwini, Caprimulgus europxus, 21, 34. urbica, Hirundo, 13. Uria aalge aalge, 54. aalge albionis, 54. hyperborea, 54. spiloptera, 54. Urocissa cerulea, 72. erythrorhyncha alticola, nom. NGV., 12. cerulea, 71, 72. urungensis, Barbatula leucolaima, 82, 83. ussheri, Telacanthura, 51. vaillantii suahelicus, Trachyphonus, 107. suschkini, Trachyphonus, 106, 107. ——, Trachyphonus, 106, 161 [Vol. lviii. vaillanti nobilis, 107. variegatus jubaensis, Indicator, 118. versicolor, Trachyphonus, 117. ——., erythrocephalus, 116,117. veaillarvus, Cosmetornis, 35. vigorsu, Saltator grandis, 124, 125. villosa, Sitta canadensis, 6. virenticeps colime, Buarremon, 125. virescens, Pipilo, 131. virenticeps, Buarremon virenticeps, 125, 126. Viridibucco leucomystax, 77, 78. —— simplex, 77, 78. viridis suahelica, Tchitrea, 101, 102. vittata, Amazonetta, 60, 61, 63. Volatinia jacarina atronitens, 130. diluta, subsp. nov., 130. vulgaris, Rufipes, 13. Vultur chincou, 94, 95. Trachyphonus, 100, waddelli, Babax lanceolatus, 76, 77. Warbler, Bar-throated, 48. . Eversmann’s, 122. ——, Fan-tailed, 81. ——. Spectacled, 81. ——., Subalpine, 7. , Willow-, 7. Waxwing, 122. westralensis, Coracina landiz, 73. wetmoret, Passerculus ensis, 127. Wheatear, 32. Whimbrel, 122. whiteheadi, Sitta canadensis, 4,6,26. Wigeon, 16. winifredx, Artisornis, 139. woodfordi, Dupetor flavicollis, 46. ——, Nesoclopeus, 47. Woodpecker, Arabian, 31. , Three-toed, 122. woodwardi, Buccanodon, 84. novehol- sandwich- Xeocephus, 13, 14, 15. rufus, 14, 15. yemenensis, Pseudacanthis, 30. zanzibaricus, Turacus fischeri, 111. 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