194 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



have appeared in eacli part for some time past. Of other 

 contributions to Mr. Rowley ^s journal we have some notes 

 by Mr. Sclater on the genus Pionus, with figures of P. coral- 

 linus and P. tumultuosus ; Mons. Boucard gives an account of 

 Pharomacrus costaricensis, Mr. J. H. Gurney, Jun.^ notes 

 on Flamborough Head ; and Dr. Meyer describes two new 

 species of birds from the Malay archipelago, viz. : — Zeocephus 

 rowleyi, from the Sangi Islands, and Surniculus musschen- 

 broeki, from Batchian. 



28. D. G. Elliot's Descriptions of new Species of Birds. 

 [Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, vol. i. pp. 85, 98]. 



In the January number of the ' Annals ' Mr. Elliot has 

 two papers, describing as many new species of birds, from 

 specimens in the Paris Museum. The first of these relates to 

 a new Anthracoceros , from Cochin China, which he calls A. 

 fraterculus. He recognizes four species of this genus, the 

 diagnostic characters of which are given. In the second a new 

 species of Porphyrio, called P. edwardsi^ is characterized. 

 It, too, is from Cochin China, its nearest ally being stated 

 to be P. poliocephalus of India. 



29. Prof. Barboza du Bocage on West-African Birds. 



[Aves das possessoes portuguezas d' Africa occidental. Por J. V. Barboza 

 du Bocage, Decima quarta lista : Jorn. Scieu. Math. Ph. e Nat. Lisb. xxii. 

 pp. 142-150. Decima quinta lista: pp. 151-157. Melanges Ornitholo- 

 giques : pp. 158-161.] 



These papers are in continuation of the series that Prof. 

 Bocage has published from time to time, in which he has 

 described the various collections received by him from the 

 Portuguese possessions in West Africa, the greater part of 

 them despatched by Senhor Anchieta from Angola. Amongst 

 other matter we notice that under the head of Bucorax cafer 

 Prof. Bocage draws attention to a supposed error of Mr. 

 Elliotts in his determination of the figures of Bucorax cafer 

 and B. guineensis, published in the Zoological Society's ' Pro- 

 ceedings ' for 1873 ; and he further suggests that the species 

 recently described by Mr. Elliot {cf. antea, p. 113) as B. 

 pyrrhops is the adult of B. guineensis. Of scarce species we 



