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Show 386 CANON TRISTRAM ON A NEW WOODPECKER. [May 6, Prof. Flower exhibited a coloured drawing of Delphinus tursio, Fabr., taken from a nearly full-grown male animal which had been caught at Holyhead on the 5th of October, 1868. Its length was 9 feet 6 inches." The drawing, with a description of the animal, will appear in the ' Transactions' of the Society. A communication was read from Mr. Gerard Krefft, C.M.Z.S., containing a description and figure of a Bat, of which a specimen had lately been obtained in Queensland, and which Mr. Krefft was inclined to refer to a new genus and species of the family Phyllosto-matidae. It was pointed out by Mr. Alston that the Bat in question was probably more correctly referable to the genus Megaderma, but was of great interest, as no species of that genus had yet been recorded as found in Australia. The following papers were read:- 1. Description of a new Species of Woodpecker from the Island of Tzus Sima, near Japan. By Rev. H . B. T R I S T R A M , F.R.S. [Eeceived March 20, 1879.] (Plate XXXI.) I have lately had placed in my hands for examination, through the kindness of Vice-Admiral Sir Geo. Henry Richards, K.C.B., F.R.S., a small but very interesting collection of birds, made by his son,' Lieut. Bichards, R.N., in the Japanese seas, among which are some half-dozen species from the island of Tzus Sima, very seldom visited, and situated midway between Japan and the Corea. All belong to well-known Japanese forms, excepting one, which appears to me to be undescribed, and which I venture to name in honour of its discoverer DRYOCOPTJS RICHARDSI, sp. nov. (Plate XXXI.) Dr. niger, pene resplendens; imo pectore, abdominis lateribus tergoque albis, crisso nigro, gula cinereo-nigra ; remigibus prioribus ad apices albis ; subalaribus et pogonio interno ree-tncum et tectricum superiorum ad basin albis per duos digitos longitudims, tectricibus caudee superioribus et inferioribus albo marginatis: long. tot. 19, alee 9*6, caud. 8, rostr. a rictu 2*.{at, ad basin -75, tarsi 1*25, digit, med. cum ungue 18. Ihis species is very nearly allied to Thriponax hodgsoni (Jerd.) and T craufurdi, G. R. Gr., the former from Malabar, the latter from Pegu. But no species of this genus has yet been observed in the vast intermediate region, although Mr. Swinhoe procured Druo-wCrfV*' Pf iUi •l rCanUOt find ™y recor<* of ^ y lafge Woodpecker being found in Japan, though we may feel certain that |