376 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



count is also given of the birds of the lake itself, and of those 

 of the Altyn-tag Mountains which border it on the south. 



37. Finsch on New Finches, 



[Ueber eine anscheinend neue Webervogelart. Von Dr. 0. Finsch in 

 Bremen. Der geldwangige rothschnablige Webervogel (Ploceus ritssi, 

 Finsch). Die gefiederte Welt, No. 31 (1877).] 



[Ueber eine anscheinend neue Prachtfinkart. Von Dr. Otto Finsch in 

 Bremen. Wiener's Astrild {Pytelia wieneri, Russ). Die gefiederte Welt, 

 No. 32 (1877).] 



Dr. Finsch describes these two apparently new Finches from 

 specimens originally brought alive to Europe. The type 

 of the Ploceus russi, from West Africa^ is still living in Dr. 

 Dr. Carl Russ's aviary. Of the Pytelia, which is allied to P. 

 melba, four living specimens, said to be from Australia^ were 

 purchased by Hr. Wiener ; but one is since dead, and has been 

 submitted to Dr. Finsch's examination. 



38. Ousialet on New Birds from Saigon and New Guinea. 



[Description de quelques especes nouvelles de la Cochinchine et de la 

 Nouvelle-Gninee, par M. E. Oustalet. Extrait du Bull. Soc. Philomat. de 

 Paris, Dec. 1877.] 



The species described as new are Cheetura cochinchinensis 

 and Iwus germaini, from the vicinity of Saigon, and Pachy- 

 cephala squalida, from Amberbaki, New Guinea {Laglaize). 

 M. Oustalet adds remarks on other Pachycephala and Rectes 

 from M. Laglaize's collection, and establishes the fact that 

 Hypothymis menadensis of Quoy and Gaimard is from New 

 Guinea (not Celebes)*, and is a Monarcha, perhaps =il/. 

 dichroa, W^allace, 



39. Oustalet on New Birds in the Museum of Natural 

 History, Paris. 



[Description de quelques especes nouvelles de la collection ornitholo- 

 gique du Museum d'histoire natureUe, par M. E. Oustalet. Extrait du 

 Bull. Soc. Philomat. de Paris, T ser. t. i. no. 3, 1877.] 



In this paper M. Oustalet describes Loxioides bailleui, a 



* Cf. Walden, Trane. Zool, Soc. viii. p. 66. 



