Ornithological Literature of 1870. 467 



A list of 33 species of birds is given, with the locahties where 

 they were obtained, and the dates of their capture. Notes on 

 three of them are added. The Editorial note refers to the eggs 

 obtained by Dr. Cunningham during the expedition of the 

 ' Nassau.' They appear to belong to 15 species ; but as only seven 

 of that number are determined without doubt, the remainder 

 might as well have been omitted from the catalogue. With re- 

 gard to M. Verreaux's determination of the feathers found in 

 a certain nest, we have to remark that the Astur pileatus should 

 probably have been called Accipiter chilensis. Diplopterus, though 

 common at Mendoza, is not known as a Chilian genus; and 

 Pursana albogularis hardly occurs outside the limits of the 

 Columbian State of Panama. 



2. Characters of new Species of Birds collected by Dr. Hahel 

 in the Galapagos Islands. P. Z. S. 1870, pp. 322-327. 



Dr. Habel's collections were made in Indefatigable, Bindloes, 

 and Abingdon Islands, none of which had been previously in- 

 vestigated. A list of 37 species is given, and of the number of 

 each collected, the total number of skins being 460. Seven 

 species are described as new, viz. Certhidea fusca, Camarhyn- 

 chiis variegatus, C. haheli, C. prosthemelas, Cactornis abingdoni, 

 C. pallida, and Nycticorax pauper. Woodcuts showing the bills, 

 feet, and wings of all the species, except the last mentioned, are 

 given. The paper is a provisional one, a complete memoir on the 

 ornithology of the Galapagos being in course of preparation. 



3. Synoims of the Cracida. P. Z. S. 1870, pp. 504-544. 



A complete synopsis of this family, divided into four sections. 

 I. Introductory remarks, p. 504. II. History of the Group, 

 p. 505 : the whole literature of the subject is here investigated. 

 TIL Synopsis of the species. These are 52 in number, and are 

 divided into 3 subfamilies: — 1st, Cracinse, containing 4 genera, 

 and 12 species ; 2nd, Penelopinse, containing 7 genera and 39 

 species ; and 3rd, Oreophasinse, containing Oreophasis derbianus. 

 The complicated synonymy of the species is here discussed. 

 IV. Geographical Distribution. A Table shows the distribution 

 of each species ; and notes are added showing the number of 

 species met with in the chief divisions of the Neotropical region. 

 One species, Ortalida ruficrissa, is described as new. 



