420 Messrs, Salvia and Sclater's Index of the 



them very trivial, are given. Three new generic names are in- 

 troduced, viz. Oressochen {type Anser jnelanopterus, Eyt.), Cla- 

 trophus (type CJdoejihaga poliocephala, G. R. Gray), and Philacte 

 (type Anser cancujica, Sewast.). 



Barkly, Sir H. 



Notes on the Fauna and Flora of Round Island. Trans, Roy. 

 Soc. Mauritius, 1870, pp. 109-130. 



A very interesting paper, in which, however, birds are barely 

 mentioned, that portion of the fauna having been investigated 

 by Mr. Edward Newton during the year 1860 (c/. Ibis, 1861, 

 p. 180), 



Beavan, R, C. 



Additional Notes on various Indian Birds. Ibis, 1870, pp. 

 310-337. 



A continuation of former papers on the same subject (Ibis, 

 1869, p. 426). The present notes apply to 40 species of birds. 

 No new species are described ; but notes on all are given, as well 

 as measurements of a considerable number. 



Bettoni, Eugenio. 



Storia naturale degli Uccelli che nidificano in Lombardia. 

 Milano : vol. ii. fasc. xxiv-xxvii. 1870. 



The species figured in this work during the year 1870 are as 

 follows : — fasc. xxiv. t. 78, Pious minor ; t, 79, Hypolais poly- 

 glotta: fasc. xxv. t. 80, Columha livia ; t. 81, Melearjris gallo- 

 pavo, Pavo cristatus, Numida meleagris, young only : fasc. xxvi, 

 t, 82, Lagopus mutus ; t. 83, Porzana maruetta : fasc, xxvii. t. 81, 

 Sterna hirundo ; t. v, contains figures of eggs : fasc. xxviii. 

 t. 85, Lyrurus tetrix : fasc, xxix, t, 86, Anas boschas : fasc. xxx, 

 t. 87, Lanius excubitor ; t, 88, Certhia familiaris: fasc, xxxi. 

 t. 89, Actitis hypoleucus; i. 90, Parus ater : fasc. xxxii, t, 91, 

 Crex pratensis : fasc. xxxiii, t, 92, Cuculus canorus ; t. 93, Pa- 

 lumboena columbella : fasc. xxxiv. t. 94, Perdix saxatilis ; t. 95, 

 Turdus musicus: fasc, xxxv. t. 96, Gallinula chloropus; t. 97, 

 Emberiza cia : fasc, xxxvi. t. 98, Gavia ridibunda ; t, vi. eggs : 

 fasc, xxxvii. 1. 100, Phyllopneuste rufa ; t, 104, Merops apiastei'. 

 All the figures of these birds are accompanied with a represen- 

 tation of their young in an early stage of plumage. 



