Malta rarities and records committee : 3rd Report

Abstract

This is the third report of the Malta Rarities and Records Committee (MRRC) covering the years 2016, 2017 and first six weeks of 2018. The previous reports appeared in Il-Merill (2010) and Il- Merill (2017). This report reviews three committee meetings which were held at the National Museum of Natural History on 21.02.2017, 15.02.2018, and 31.07.2018. Discussions and decisions on some of the submitted records were also carried out online between committee members when appropriate. The members serving on the Committee were: Raymond Galea (Chairman), Edward Bonavia (Secretary), John J. Borg (representing the National Museum of Natural History), and Martin Austad (2018), Ian Balzan, Denis Cachia, Caldon Mercieca and Joe Sultana (2017) as members. The Committee sought the advice of international experts before taking a decision on some of the records.