108 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



described as new under the names Myiodioctes meridionalis 

 and Elainia ferrugineiceps. Other rarities are Geothhjpis 

 semiflava, Setophaga bairdi, Conurus weddelli, and Attagis 

 chimborazensis. 



11. Pelzeln on Birds from Central Africa. 



[Ueber Dr. Emin Bey's dritte Sendung von Vogeln aus Central- Afrika. 

 Von August vou Pelzelu. Verb, der k.-k. zool.-bot. Gesell. Wien, 1882, 

 p. 499.] 



The present collection of the energetic Governor of the 

 Equatorial Provinces of Egypt contains examples of 73 spe- 

 cieSj amongst which one [Argya amauroura, from Fadibek) 

 is described as new. Lanius pyrrhostictus, lately discovered 

 by Dr. Holub in the Central Transvaal^ is also represented 

 in the collection. 



13. Reichenoiu on the Birds of Zoological Gardens. 



[Die Vogel der zoologiscben Garten. Leitfaden zum Studium der 

 Ornitbologie mit besonderer Berlicksichtigung der in Gefangenscbaft 

 gebaltenen Vogel. Ein Ilandbucb fiir Vogelwirtbe. Von Dr. Ant. 

 Eeichenow. In zwei Tbeilen. 8vo. Leipzig: 1882.] 



This is the first part of a new compendium of ornithology, 

 with special reference to birds kept in zoological gardens. 

 Little is given besides short descriptions of the principal 

 genera and species, and an indication of their localities. The 

 classification is peculiar, and begins with the Struthiones, 

 advancing upwards. The present part concludes with the 

 Owls. 



13. Ridgway on tiew Birds from the Commander Islands 

 and Petropaulovsky . 



[Description of some Birds, supposed to be undescribed, from the Com- 

 mander Islands and Petropaulovsky, collected by Dr. Leonbard Stejneger, 

 U.S. Signal Service. By Robert Ridgway. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1883, 

 p. 90.] 



These new species are based on specimens in the collection 

 of Dr. Stejneger^ of whose interesting letters from Bering 



