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XVI. — Notices of recent Ornithological Publications. 



16. Milne-Edwards and Grandidier's ' Madagascar.' 



[Histoire Physique, Naturelle et Politique de Madagascar, publi^e par 

 Alfred Grandidier. Vol. xiii. Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux par MM, 

 Alph. Milne-Edwards et Alf. Grandidier. Tom. ii. Atlas. — 1, l'*" partie. 

 4to : Paris, 1876. Imprimerie Nationale.] 



Of this extensive undertaking, which, when completed, will 

 embrace no less than twenty-eight large 4to volumes, we have 

 as yet only seen one of the livraisons relating to the Birds. 

 This is the first part of the Atlas, containing seventy plates, 

 coloured and uncoloured. While the osteological and anato- 

 mical plates are very good, we cannot say so much in favour 

 of the coloured lithographs, which are stiff and unnatural. 

 The portrait of Eutriorchis astur is an exception, being the 

 production of Mr. Keulemans's talented pencil. They repre- 

 sent the following species : — 



Coracopsis obscura, 0. nigra. Accipiter madagascariensis. 



Psittacula madagascariensis. Asio capensis major, A. madagas- 

 Haliaetus vociferoides. cariensis. 



Eutrioi'chis astur. Athene superciliaris. 



Falco zoniventris, F. concolor. Scops menadensis. 



Tinnunculus newtoui. Coua serriana, C. reynaudii, C. cris- 

 Polyboroides radiatus. tata, 0. pyropyga, C. verreauxi, 



Baza madagascariensis. C. cserulea, C. delalandii, C. gi- 



Buteo brachypterus. gas, C. ruficeps, C. olivaceiceps, 



Machseramphus andersoni. C. cursor, C. coquereli. 



Circus macrosceles, C. maillardi. Cuculus poliocephalus. 

 Astur hensti, A. fi-ancesi, A. mo- Centropus madagascariensis. 

 relii. 



We hope soon to be able to report upon the letterpress of 

 this important work. 



17. Howard Saunders's 'Birds of Southern Spain.' 



[Catalogue des Oiseaux du Midi de I'Espagne. Par Howard Saunders, 

 F.L.S., F.Z.S. Bull. Soc. Zool. de France, 1877.] 



We have received a separate copy of Mr. Howard Saun- 

 ders's " Catalogue of the Birds of Southern Spain," of which 

 the concluding portion is contained in the ' Bulletin ' of the 



