Recently published Ornithological Works. 191 



20. Collett on New Norwegian Birds. 



[Om et Par for Norges Fauna nye Fiiglearter. Af Robert Collett. Vid.- 

 Selsk. Forh. Christiania, 1877.] 



Mr. Collett introduces two new species to the Norwegian 

 avifauna in this paper — Motacilla melanope of Pallas (killed 

 near Bergen), and Phylloscopus sibilatrix (obtained near 

 Laurvig.) 



21. Collett on two Collections from Madagascar. 



[Om et Par Fuglesamlinger fra Madagascar-Regionen, modtagne fra 

 Aug. Lantz i 1867, og Missionslsege Borcligi-evink i 1875. Af Robert 

 Collett. Vid.-Selsk. Forb. Cbristiania, 1877.] 



Gives an account of two small collections — one made by 

 Capt. Aug. Lantz in Bourbon and IVIadagascar in 1867, and 

 the other by Hr. Borchgrevink, a missionary, near Tamatave 

 in 1875. Fifty-nine species are enumerated, and named 

 after Dr. Hartlaub's ' Vogel JVIadagascars.' The prize in the 

 two collections seems to have been a specimen of Neodrepanis 

 coruscans. 



22. Oustalet on a new Sibia. 



[Description d'uue espece nouvelle du genre Sibia (S. desgodinsi) par 

 M. E. Oustalet. Exlrait du Bull. Soc. Pbilomat. de Paris, 7" ser. t. i. 

 no. 3, 1877.] 



Sibia desgodinsi is among a small collection of mammals 

 and birds obtained by M.. Desgodins at Yer-ka-lo, on the 

 upper IMekong, in 29° 3' 30" N. lat. It is nearest to S. gra- 

 cilis of Assam. 



23. Salvadori's ' Prodromus,' Part iv. 



[Prodromus Omithologite Papuasiae et Moluccarum, auctore Thoma 

 Salvadorio. IV. Bucerotidae, Meropidee, Alcedinidee, Coraciidse, Podar- 

 gidfB, Caprimulgidse, Cypselidse. Annali del Mus. Civ. de St. Nat. di 

 Genova, vol. x. (1877) pp. 299-312]. 



One Hornbill, 38 Kingfishers, 4 RoUers, 9 Podargidse, 4 

 Goatsuckers, and 3 Swifts are recognized as appertinent to 

 the Papuan avifauna. Tanysiptera obiensis, from Obi [Bern- 

 stein), is described as new. 



