686 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. [VolY. 



1874. Elliot, D. G. Remarks on some Tyi)ical Sj)ecimeu8 of the Trochilidae, with a 

 Description of one new Genus. <[ liis, 3d ser. , iv, 1874, j)p. 261-264. 



A. Ton Pelzeln's types from the Vienna Museum. Ptothoptera, p. 261, gen. n., based on Tha- 

 lurania iolcema Pelz. The other species remarked upon are Cephalepis beekii, p. 262 ; Argyr- 

 tria meliphila, p. 263; A. media, p. 263 ; and Thalv.rania lerchi. 



1874. Elliot, D. G. Notes on the Trochilidae. The Genua Helianthus. <^IU8, 3d 

 ser., iv, 1874, pp. 330-335. 

 8 spp. critically treated. 



1874. " H. A." The Humming Bird [Trochilus cohibris] and her Nest. <. Am. Sports- 

 7nan, iii, 1874, p. 381. 

 Bird protected its nest duxing a storm by leaves temporarily fastened above it. 

 1874-75. Oca, R. M. de. Ensayo ornitologico de la familia Trochilidie o sea de los C'o- 

 libries o Chupamirtos de Mexico. <[ La Xaiuraleza, iii, 1874, pp. 15-31, 59-66, 

 99-106 ; iii, 1875, pp. 159-167, 203-211, 299-304 ; 12 liiminas. 

 Also separ.ite, 1 vol., 4to, Mexico, 1875, q. v. 



1874. Partridge, I. H. Humming-Birds. <iPoj). ScL 2fo«f/iZj/, July, 1874, pp. 277- 



287,i3gg.l-5. 

 General popular account. 



1874. "Reader." A Tame Humming Bird [Trochilus coluhris]. <^Am. Sportsmati, 



iv, 1874, p. 75. 

 1874. S[clater], p. L. [List of seven species of Trochilidae procured by Mr. H. 



Whitely in High Peru. ] <^P.Z.S., Dec. 1, 1874, p. 676. 

 Merely a foot-note to one of Mr. "WTiitely's articles on Peruvian Trochilidce. 

 1874. Villada, M. M. Troquilideos [Trochilidae] del valle de Mexico— su descrip- 



cion y sinonimia adoptada por el profesor Jhon [sic] Gould, con algimas not as 



sobre sus costumbres. <^ La Xaturaleza, ii, 1874, pp. 339-369, pi. 1. 



1874. Whitely, H. Further Notes on Humming-birds collected in High Peru. <^ P. 



Z. S., Dec. 1, 1874, pp. 675, 676. 



On the habits of Lesbia nuna, Acestrura mulsanti, Oreonympha nobilis, and Bourcieria inca. 

 Kote by P. L. S[clater] giving list of seven spp. collected by itr. Whitely in High Peru. 

 For Mr. Whitely's earlier notes see P. Z. S., 1873, pp. 187 and 784. 



1875. Elliot, D. G. Notes on the Trochilidae. The Genera Chlorostilbon and Pauy- 



chlora. <^ His, 3d ser. , v, Apr. , 1875, pp. 149-172. 

 Monographic ,- much criticism, synonymy, &c. ChlorostUbon, 8 spp. Panyehlora, 3 spp. 



1875 f BOUCARD, A. Notes sur les Trochihdes du Mexique. 8vo. pp. 16. 



Pr^sent^es ^ la Soci6t6_linn6ene de Lyon, le 11 Janvier, 1875. — ^P. 14, Liste generole des Tro- 

 chilid6s du Mexique; p. 15, Err.ata de ses premieres notes (1873). 



1875. MuLSANT, E. Catalogue des Oiseaux-Mouches ou Colibris. Lyons, Paris and 

 London. 1875. 8vo. pp. 32. 



Not seen. According to the Zool. Pec., a number of new generic names occur in this list, 

 some but not all of which were afterward characterized in the same author's Mist. Xat. des 

 Ois.-Mouches, then in course of publication. They are as follows: Alsosia, p. 17 ; Amalsw.. p. 

 29; Awrinia, p. 27; Calligenia,^. 20; IHalia,j>.27 ; Hudosia, -p. 20; Eudosia (bis), -p.Z2; Engyete, 

 p. 21; Eupogonus,-p.2fi; Helymus, ■p. 2Z; Himalia. -p. 28 ; Himelia, p. ~ ; Hypolia, p. 17; Idas, 

 p. 27; iafim'a, p. 24; Leucaria,'p.29; IAsoria,p.\'\.; Methon, p. 7; Myrrnia, p. 32; Mytinia. p. 

 28; Nania, p. 21; Xiche, p. 21; Nodaiia, p. 23; Peratus, p. 23; Pholoe. p. 22 ; Polyplaneta, p. 

 17; Saturia, p. 21; Sericotes, p. 15; Timolia, p. 23; Tricholopha, p. 27. 



1875. Oca, R. M. de. Ensayo ornitologico | de los | Troquilideos 6 CoUbries de Mex- 

 ico I jiov Rafael Montes De Oca | Miembro de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia 

 Natural, Profesor de Dibujo, | Pintura en Cristal, 6 idiomas | publicado | con 

 la j)roteccion del Ministerio de Fomento | Inter folia frvctvs | Mexico | im- 

 prenta de Iguacio Escalente, | Bajos de San Agustin num. 1. | — | 1875. 1 vol. 

 4to. 2 p. 11. (title and dedication), jip. 1-58 (text), 1 1. (index) ; portrait of 

 author (frontisp.), and 46 figg. col'd on 12 pll. (Separate from La Xaiural- 

 eza, iii, 1874-5.) 



Introduccion, pp. 1-4 ; idea general de dichas aves y uso que hacan de sus plumas los antig- 

 nos M6xicanos, pp. 5, 6 ; descripcion de los Colibries que se encuentran en Mexico (48 espe- 

 cies), pp. 6-58 ; Indice, pp. 59, 60. 



