COiNTENTS OF NUMBER XVI. 



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 XXXIV. On the Ornithology of Northern Japan. By Captain 



Blakiston. (Plate X.) 309 



XXXV. Notes on Birds collected in Angola in 1861. By Joa- 

 chim J. MoNTEiRO. (Plate XI.) 333 



XXXVI. Description d'une nouvelle espece de Pigeon du genre 

 Leucotreron. Par MM. Jules Verreaux et O. Des 

 MuRS. (Plate XII.) 342 



XXXVII. Sur YAnthus des Canaries reconnu comme espece nouvelle 

 et nomme Anthus berthelotii. Par Charles Bolle 

 (de Berlin) 343 



XXXVIII. On some New Birds from the Northern Moluccas. By 



A. R. Wallace 348 



XXXIX. On the Extinction in Europe of the Common Francolin 



{Francolimis vulgaris, Steph.). By Lord Lilford . . 352 



XL. Notes on the Birds of Egypt. By S. Stafford Allen. 357 



XLI. Remarks on the Lesser Buzzard of South Africa and its 



Congeners. By J. H. Gurney, M.P., F.Z.S 361 



XLII. Letter from Mr. Swinhoe. (Plate XIII.) 363 



XLIII. Contribution to the Breeding History of the Nutcracker 



{Nucifraga caryocatactes). By E. Schutt 365 



XLIV. Review of the recently published Memoir of Bewick. .. . 368 



XLV. Recent Ornithological Publications : — 



1. English Publications: — Morris's 'British Birds:' Johns's 



' British Birds in their Haunts :' Bree's ' Birds of Europe :' 

 Sclater's ' Catalogue of American Birds :' Mason's ' Burmah.' 3/8 



2. French Publications : — Revue et Magasiu de Zoologie .... 380 



3. Oerman Publications:— 3o\wn&\{\ii- Ornithologie : Biideker's 



' European Eggs.' 381 



4. Scandinavian and Russian Publications: — Kroyer's 'Tidsskrift:' 



Radde's ' Travels in Eastern Asia.' 382 



5. American Publications : — Elliot's ' Pittas ' 383 



XLVI. Letters, Extracts from Correspondence, Notices, &c. : — 



Letters from Freiherr v. Heuglin and Mr. Rowley : Extracts of 

 letters from Mr. Blyth and Mr. Gatke : Mr. Crewe's notes 

 on the Dotterel in Bucks : Death of M. Mouhot : Mr. Gould's 

 new work on ' British Birds :' Major Tytler's appointment to 

 the Andamans 383 



Index 393 



Title-page, Preface, Contents, &c. of Vol. IV. 



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