CONTENTS OF NUMBER XVIII.— EIETH SEllIES. 



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 XII. Description of a new Species of the Genus Setophaga. 



By OsBERi Saltix, M.A., F.E.S., &c. (Plate lY.) . . .129 



XIII. Notes on some Swiss Birds. By Scott B. Wilsox . . . 130 



XIV. Observations upon the Habits of Micropus melanqleucus, 

 M-ith Critical Xotes on its Plumage and External Char%ters. 

 Bv H. W. Shvteldt, CM.Z.S., Capt. Mod. Corps, U.S. Army, 

 (Plate V.) ' . 151 



XV. On FaJco habi/loniciis and Falco barbanis. By John IIi:>'PvY 



Gurnet 158 



XVI, On a new Species of TrochaJo^t^ron from China. Bv F. W. 



Sttax, F.Z.S. (Plate VI.) '. . . ] 06 



XVII. On P/mstanMS coZcZiicus and its AUies. By Hexet Szebohm, 163 



XVIII. Xotes on the Birds of the Loo-choo Islands. By He>"ry 



SEEBOHii. (Plate VII.) 173 



XIX. A List of the Birds of Portugal. By Williaij C. Tait, 



Oporto. (Continued.) 182 



XX, Xotes on Birds*in the Western Pacific,'made in H.M.S. 

 ' Constance,' 1883-5. By Ji. E,. H. ilAoFii^LANE, X avigatiug- 

 Lieut,, E.X . ^ . 201 



XXI. On a Collection of Birds from Fooehow, ; By F. W. Styan, 



F.Z.S 215 



XXII. On an apparently new Species of Zjsterops from Madagascar. 



By H. B. Tristram, D.D., F.B.S ".^. . .234 



XXTTT , The Polar Origin of Life considcTe4*n its bearing on the 

 Distribution and Migration of Bir(^s. — l*arfc I. By H. B. 

 Teisiram, D.D., F.B.S 236 



XXIV. Xotices of recent Ornithological* Pubucations : — 



32. ' The Auk ' .243 



33. Barboza du Bocage on Dupont's Lark in Portugal . • ■ { c, 



34. Belgian Ornithol gical Report ( " 



244 



3-5. Bianchi on a new Shrike 



36. Bianchi on the Birds of the Western Pamir K 245 



37. Bogdanow on a new Pheai^ant ) 



38. The Bombay Xatural History Society 246 



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