Ornithological Litei^atiire of 1870. 445 



tores. As in the former number, full descriptions of most of the 

 species mentioned, together with their measurements, are given, 

 and copious extracts from various authorities as to their habits 

 &c. Milvus major, briefly described in this Journal, 1870, 

 p. 438, is here fully characterized. So also is Ejjhialtes ]jIu- 

 mipes (referred by Jerdon to E. semitorques, Bp., aritea, p. 348) . 

 The Haliaetus doubtfully named H. pelagicus in the ' The Ibis' 

 and in this volume, with the suggestion that, if new, it should 

 be called H. brooksi, turns out to be H. albicilla [cf. Jerdon 

 I.e. and Hume antea, p. 404). 



2. Letter from. Ibis, 1870, pp. 136-145. 



Contains remarks on the breeding-habits of several Indian 

 birds, with descriptions of their eggs. There are also notes 

 on some Indian birds belonging to the genera Chelidorhynx, 

 Munia, Hydrobata, Corvus, Lanius, Budytes, Parus, Phoenico- 

 pterus, Saxicola, and descriptions of the following new species : 

 — Pkylhscopus neglectus, Niltava leucotis^, and Prinia humilis. 



3. Letter from. Ibis, 1870, p. 145. 



Description of the breeding of the Indian Black-winged Stilt 

 [Himantopus Candidas) . 



4. Stray notes on Ornithology in India. Ibis, 1870, pp. 181- 

 185, 399-40?. 



Jerdonia, a new genus of Sylviidse, is proposed for a new species, 

 Jerdonia agricolensis (qu. agricola). The second portion gives a 

 full account of Emberiza striolata, its habits, breeding, and eggs. 



5. Letter from. Ibis, 1870, pp. 283-288. 



Contains notes on Indian species of the genera Saxicola and 

 Anthus. A new species, Corydalla griseorufescens, is de- 

 scribed. 



6. Letter from. Ibis, 1870, pp. 435-438. 



Contains some notes on a collection of birds made in Tip- 

 perah. Arachnecthra intermedia is described as a new species ; 

 and the occurrence of Daption capensis between Ceylon and the 

 mainland is mentioned. 



[* Qu. Avis arte facta, corpus Niltuvce sundara', caput Pari cinerei, 

 W. E. Brooks iu litt.— Ed.] 



