ORNITHOLOGY CLAMATORES. 



her eggs iii it. The Sparrow perished iu consequence. The rclutor preserved 

 the nest, together with the dead birds, fora longtime. (Rev. Zool. p. 323.) 

 nil-undo neoxena, from Australia, is separated by Gould, as a distinct spe- 

 cies from H. jatanica, and orientalis. (Ami. xii, p. 58.) 



CLAMATORES. 



MACROCHIRES. Collocalia Ariel, described by Gould (Ann. xii, p. 59), is 

 indigenous in the southern parts of Australia. 



Bourcier, by whom so many new species of Colibris have been instituted, 

 describes, as such, iu the 'Rev. Zool.', Trochilus Prunellei, cwpripennis, 

 mtophilm, Guimeti, Guerini, and Barroti (p. 70), Prevostii, cyanifrons, Gou- 

 doti, chrysoc/astcr, cyanot-us, Geoffroyi, L<'adhe(iteri,fallax, Riejferi, and viridi- 

 gaster (pp. 99-103), all from Columbia ; and from the same part, Ornismya 

 Poortmanni (p. 2). A species also, from Guatemala, Ornismya Helence, is 

 added by Delattre (ib. p. 133). 



OAPRIMULGINYE. Since the eggs of Steatornis caripensis 

 present the closest similarity with those of Owls, arid espe- 

 cially of Strix flammea, O. des Murs (Rev. Zool.) is inclined 

 to bring the Guacharo into closer relation to the latter than 

 has hitherto been done. 



It is to be remarked here that the anatomical examination by Joh. Miiller, 

 with which Des Murs appears to be totally unacquainted, has already estab- 

 lished the place of the Guacharo among the Caprimulgina?, although at the 

 same time it rendered evident its approach to the Raptorial Birds, which 

 latter resemblance is increased by the form of the eggs. The Steatornis 

 affords to the Goatsuckers a type through which they are brought into 

 connexion with the Raptores. 



TOVIDJE. Merops Lafresnayii has been characterized by 

 Guerin as a new Abyssinian species. 



" Supra viridis, infra pallide ciunamomeus. Gutture flavo, postice late 

 nigro-cyaneo marginato. Remigibus secuudariis flavo-ferrngincis apicc 

 nigris. Cauda pallide cinnamomea apice uigra ; duobus rectricibus mccliis 

 subbrevioribus omniuo viridibus. Long. tot. 20 ceutim." 



Ewystomtts australis, Swains., has been figured by Gould in the 'Birds of 

 Australia,' p. 12. 



LIPOGLOSS^E. On the relationship between Upupa and 

 Irrisor (Levaillant's Moqueur), and on the systematic place 



