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BULLETIN 49, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Remarks on the new Monotreme from 

 New Guinea. 



Kature, XV, pp. 257, 258 (1877). 

 Remarks on the new mammal described by 

 Messrs. W. Peters and G. Doria as Tachyglossus 

 briiijnii. The text is illustrated with the skulls 

 of T. hruijnii and one of the Australian species 

 of Tachyglossus. 



772 

 The Development of Batrachiaus with- 

 out Metamorjihosis. 



Nature, XV, pp. 491. 49-2 (1877). 

 Notes on the development of batraehians with- 

 out metamorphosis, which is shown, in a commu- 

 nication by Br. I'eters to the Koyal Academy of 

 Sciences, Berlin, to have taken place in Hylodes 

 uiartinicensis. The egg, young, and adult of Hylo- 

 des martiniccnsis ate figured in the text. 



773 

 [Eeport on the additions to the Socie- 

 ty's Menagerie in Dccemher, 1877.] 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878, p. 1. 

 774 

 [Report on the additions to the Socie- 

 ty's Menagerie in January, 1878.] 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878, pp. 115, 116. 

 775 

 On the collection of Birds made by 

 Professor Steere in South America. By 

 P. L. Sclater and Osbert Salvin. 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878, pp. 135-142, pis. 

 xi-xiii. 

 Kemarks on 22 rare or little-known species con- 

 tained in a collection of 362 species made by 

 Professor Steere during a journey across South 

 America. The foIlowinK new species are de- 

 scribed: Oryzoborus ati irostris, Myiarchus semi- 

 ruftdt, Fiirnarius pilcatiis, Capito steerii, and 

 Crypturus transfasciatus. Myiarchu.'i semirufus, 

 Capito steerii and Crypturtis iransfasciatus are 

 figured. 



776 

 [Exhibition of and remarks upon a 

 skin of a Cassowary in the collection of 

 the British Museum.] 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878, pp. 212-214 

 Remarks ou Casuarius salvadorii, with a figure 

 of its head in the text. 



777 

 [Report on the additions to the Socie- 

 ty's Menagerie in February, 1878.] 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878, p. 289. 



778 

 [Exhibition of and remarks on a sec- 

 ond collection of Birds from Duke of 

 York Island, New Britain, and New Ire- 

 land, received from the Rev. G. Brown, 

 C. M. Z. S.] 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878, pp. 289, 290. 

 Twenty-three species are enumerated and re- 

 marks made upon some of them. 



(See also Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1877, pp. 

 28, 96 ; 1878, p. 670 ; 1879, p. 446 ; 1880, p. 05. ) 



[Exhibition of and remarks upon tlie 

 typical specimen of y'niox solotnoiii-'^, 

 Sharpe.] 



I'luc. Zool. Sue. London, 1878, ]). 290. 



[Exhibition of a Coot, probably the 

 typical specimen of Fulica yaUinuloides.'\ 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878. p. 291. 

 781 

 [Exhibition of and remarks upon the 

 tvpital specimen of D'lcruriis marginatus 

 of Blyth.] 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878. p. .339. 

 782 

 Reports on the collections of Birds 

 made during the voyage of H. M. S. Chal- 

 lenger. No. VIII. On the Birds of the 

 Sandwich Islands. 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878, pp. 346-351. 

 Thirteen species are enumerated and remarked 

 upon. Anas wyvilliana is described as new. 



(See also Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1877, pp. 

 534, 5.55 ; 1878, pp. 431, 576, 650.) 



783 

 [Report on the additions to the Soci- 

 ety's Menagerie in March, 1878.] 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878, pp. 377-379. 

 Report on the additions to the Zoological Soci- 

 ety's Gardens, with remarks on the more interest- 

 ing species. A list of the Bears living in the 

 Menagerie is given, and the breeding of the Ana- 

 conda (Eiinecles murinus) in the Society's reptile 

 house is recorded. 



784 



[Exhibition of and remarks upon a 

 typical specimen of a new Fox {Vulpes 

 carta, Blanford).] 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878, p. 392. 

 The differences between Yulpes cana and Canis 

 famelieus are pointed out. The dimensions of the 

 former animal are given. 



785 

 Reports on the collections of Birds made 

 during the voyage of H. M. S. Chal- 

 lenger. No. IX. On the Birds of Ant- 

 arctic America. By P. L. Sclater and 

 Osbert Salvin. 



Proc. Zool. Soc. Londoii, 1878, pp. 431-438. 

 A catalogue of 41 species, with notes upon 

 them. 



(See also Proc. Zool. Soc. London. 1877, pp. 

 534,551; 1878, p. 346, 576, 650.) 



786 

 Descriptions of three new species of 

 Birds from Ecuador. By P. L. Sclater 

 and Osbert Salvin. 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878, pp. 438-440. pis. 

 xxvii, xxviii. 

 Buarremo7i leueopis. Kcomorphnft radiolosus 

 and Araniides ealopteriis are descrihod. The last 

 two mentioned are figured. 



787 

 [Report on the additions to the So- 

 ciety's Menagerie in April, 1878.] 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1878, p. 441. 

 788 

 Further remarks on Fulignla nationi. 



Proc. Zool. Soc. Londo7i, 1878. pp. 477-479, pi. 



xxxii. 

 Fidigula nationi is characterized and figured. 

 The trachea of this duck is also figured in tlic 

 text and remarked upon. 



(Secalso Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1877, p. 522.) 



