358 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



The avifauna of Italy is thus held by Salvadori to contain 

 428 species. But 74 others which have been falsely or on 

 insufficient evidence at one time included are also mentioned 

 in the present volume. Although many of the derivations of 

 names given by Salvadori coincide with those prepared by 

 Mr. H, T. Wharton for our British list, many are quite new 

 and contain valuable additions to etymology (see Strix flam- 

 mea, Cypselus melba, Acredula, and other names). 



The nomenclature used for several species by Count Salva- 

 dori is different from that adopted in the British list, mainly 

 owing to the fact that the genera adopted are more numerous. 

 This is not, we venture to think, in most cases any improve- 

 ment. Some generic names appear to have been traced for 

 the first time to their original place of publication. Amongst 

 these is Otocorys, which appears to have been first propounded 

 in 1839 in the Nuov. Ann. d. Sc. Nat. (Bologna) ii. p. 407. 

 Finally we may remark that a new specific term, Saxicola occi- 

 dentalis, is proposed (p. 116) for the western form of S. sta- 

 pazina, and a new generic name, lonocicca, p. 236, is assigned 

 to Porphyrio alleni, under the plea that Hydrornia of Hart- 

 laub is too near Hydrornis. But Picus and Pica are both 

 employed without inconvenience ! 



83. Stejneyer on Pardalotus. 



[Notes on Species of the Australian Genus Pardalotus. By Leonhard 

 Stejneger. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1886, p. 294.] 



Dr. Stejneger criticizes Mr. Sharpens arrangement of this 

 genus in the ' Catalogue of Birds/ vol. x., and propounds 

 a new '' Key to the Species." 



84. Stejneger on a new Rail. 



[Description of Rallns jouyi, with Remarks on Eallus striatus and 

 Rallus gularis. By Leonhard Stejneger. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1886, 

 p. 362.] 



Dr. Stejneger describes under the name Rallus jouyi a 

 Chinese Rail allied to R. striatus of the Philippines and R. 

 gularis of Java. Two specimens of this supposed new species 



