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Show 776 MR. A. ANDERSON ON THE " RAPTORIAL [Dec. 5, The most noticeable additions during the month of November were as follows :- 1. Four Brazilian Cormorants (Phalacrocorax brasilianus), purchased Nov. 1 7. Of this small Cormorant of the New World no examples have ever reached us before. The birds have been placed in the Fish-house, next to the American Darters. 2. A Hooded Crane (Grus monachus), deposited by Mr. W. Jamrach, November 21st, under an arrangement that it is to be purchased on the 1st of January next if doing well at that time. This species, which is quite new to us, is readily distinguishable from the allied G. leucauchen (also from Japan) by its smaller size and the greater amount of white on the neck. Its arrival renders our series of Cranes very complete, comprising, as it now does, 19 examples belonging to 13 species. The following extract was read from a letter addressed to the Secretary by Count T. Salvadori, C.M.Z.S., dated Turin, November 28th :- Dr. Beccari has received from Mr. Bruijn, of Ternate, the announcement of the discovery of a new species of Drepanornis from the most inland point of Geelvink Bay, N e w Guinea. This bird is said to differ from D. albertisi in having the head, the hind neck, the back, and the breast black. The long feathers on the sides of the breast are said to be most brilliant. W e hope to receive before long examples of this wonderful new bird. The following papers were read :- 1. Corrections of and Additions to the " Raptorial Birds of North-western India A - P a r t III A By A N D R E W A N D E R SON, F.Z.S. &c. (Plate LXXXII.) [Received November 6, 1876.] The acquisition of two very interesting additions-the one an eastern and the other a western one-enables me to lay some further information respecting the Raptorial birds of these provinces before the Society. It is a strange coincidence that both these stragglers should have been obtained on my old collecting-ground, on the banks of the Mainpuri Canal, within a few miles of each other, as well as within the same month. The numbers and asterisk preceding the names have the same significance as before. The two additions now made bring up m y list to fifty-four species. * For Part II. see P. Z. S. 1876, p. 310. |
