466 Messrs. Salvin mid Sclatcr's Index of the 



dor consobrinus, and Melanerpes pulcher. The synonymy of 

 ChcBtura poliwra and C. cinereicauda is rectified, C. brachycercOi 

 Sol. & Salv., being a synonym of the former name. 



10. P. Z. S. 1870, pp. 381-383. 



In his notes on additions to the Menagerie of the Zoological 

 Society, Mr. Sclater draws attention to the differences between 

 Ibis bernieri and /. cethiopica, the distinction being shown by 

 woodcuts. There are also notes on Numida verreauxi, Comirus 

 nandaya, Hetemlocha (jouldi, and Dttcelo cervina. 



11. Report on Additions to the Society's Menagerie in June, 

 July, August, and September 1870, with description of 

 Buceros subcylindricus. P. Z. S. 1870, pp. 603-671, 

 plates xxxvi.-xxxix. 



Several species of birds are mentioned in this Report, special 

 attention being called to the following, three of them being 

 figured : — Ibis strictipennis, Sarcorhamphusgryphus, Chunga bur- 

 meisteri (plate xxxvi.), Cygnus coscoroba, Metopiana peposaca 

 (plate xxxvii.), Dafila spinicauda (plate xxxviii.), and Mareca 

 chiloensis. There is also a note on the breeding of Cygnus 

 buccinator. A species of Hornbill, from West Africa, is described 

 as Buceros subcylindricus and figured (plate xxxix.). 



12. Report on Additions to the Society's Menagerie hi October 

 and November. P. Z. S. 1870, pp. 796-798. 



The species mentioned as having been received alive in the 

 Zoological Society's Menagerie are Ortalida ruficauda and Stri- 

 gops habroptilus. 



13. Descriptions of three apparently new species of Tyrant 

 birds of the qenus Elainea, with remarks on other known 

 species. P. Z. S. 1870, pp. 831-835. 



The three species described are Elainea gigas, E. fallax, and 

 E. pudica. Woodcuts exhibit the wings and head of each of 

 these species. A list of 16 species grouped under three heads 

 is added, being the species of the genus Elainea contained in 

 the author's collection. 



Sclater, P. L., and Salvin, Osbert. 



1 . Third List of Birds collected, during the Survey of the Straits 

 of Magellan, by Dr. Cunningham. With additional Note 

 by the Editor. ' Ibis, 1870, pp. 499-504. 



