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grounds they arc referred to the Zosteropinse. Nor can 

 we approve of the insertion of Promerops among the 

 MeHphaginte. 



The new species in the present volume appear to be Myzo- 

 mela guentheri, from New Britain, described by Dr. Gadow; 

 and Zosterops C7'issalis (New Guinea), Z. gallio (Java), and 

 Z. fallax (Java and Sumatra), by Mr. Sharpe. The two last- 

 named had been previously described under unusable names. 

 The species figured are Arachnothera poHoptera, A. iliolophus, 

 Philemmi cockerelli, Myzomela guentheri, Ptilotis marmorata, 

 P. megalorhynchus, P. polygramma, P. virescens, and P. 

 limbata. 



50. Goss on the Birds of Kansas. 



[A Catalogue of the Birds of Kansas. By N. S. Goss. Topeka, Kansas : 

 1883.] 



Kansas occupies a large area in the centre of the North- 

 American continent, and gradually sloping from the low 

 bottoms and timber-lands on the Mississijjpi side up to the 

 high treeless plains of the interior, affords a diversity of soil 

 and variation of climate that renders its bird-life rich and 

 varied. Col. Goss, fortified by observations in the field and the 

 knowledge thereby gathered during twenty-six years^ resi- 

 dence, is well qualified to carry out the request of the Executive 

 Council of the State that he should prepare a catalogue 

 of its Birds. This catalogue, arranged according to Mr. 

 Ridgway's system and nomenclature, contains 320 species, 

 of which 161 are known to breed in the State. The names 

 of 29 other species which are likely to occur in Kansas are 

 given in an appendix. 



51. Gould's 'Birds of New Guinea.' 



[The Birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including 

 any new Species that may be discovered in Australia. By [the late] 

 John Gould, F. U.S. &c. Part XVI. Folio. London: 1884.] 



The sixteenth part of this work contains illustrations of 

 the following species : — 



