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ing muscles of the shoulder in birds, and their morphology, and 

 in particular an account of a somewhat abnormal structure in 

 the joectoralis minor of the Pelican, which is illustrated by figures. 

 The subject will be treated of at greater length in a forthcoming 

 part of Bronn^s ' Thicrreich,' for which Prof. Selenka prepares 

 the portion relating to the bii'ds. 



2. Dr. H. G. Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Thier-Reichs, 

 wissenschaftlich dargestellt in Wort und Bild. Sechster 

 Band, iv. Abtheilung, Vogel : Aves, 3. 4. 5. 6. Lieferun- 

 gen. Leipzig und Heidelberg : 1870. 8vo, pp. 81-144. 

 Dr. Selenka here continues his observations on the bones and 

 muscles of the class Aves. Cf. Zool. Rec. vi. p. 30. The un- 

 dertaking is still incomplete, but, so far as it has advanced, gives 

 promise of a useful work. The plates, now 24 in number, and 

 taken from a variety of subjects, fully illustrate the subjects dis- 

 cussed. 



Sharpe, R. B. 



1. A Monograph of the Alcedinidse or Kingfishers. London: 

 1870. Parts vii.-xiii. Royal 8vo. 



Rapid progress was made with this work in 1870, Mr. Sharpe 

 having succeeded in issuing eight parts during the year, parts 

 X. & xi. on the same date. The work having been frequently 

 noticed in these pages during its progress, it will suffice for us 

 to say that, whilst the plates equal those first issued in execu- 

 tion, the letterpress shows signs of additional care. The species 

 figured and described in the above-mentioned parts are as fol- 

 lows : — Part vii. Ceryle torquata, Alcedo grandis, Alajone pul- 

 chra, Halcyon cyanoventris, H. albiventris, H. senegalensis, H. 

 malimbica and Dacelo leachi. Part viii. Pelargopsis amauro- 

 ptera, P. leucocephala, P. gouldi, P. burmanica, P. floresiana, 

 Ceyx sharpii, Dacelo cervina and D. accident alis. Part ix. Pe- 

 largopsis melanorhyncha, Alcedo euryzona, A. bengalensis, Hal- 

 cyon coromanda, H. gularis, H. erythrogaster, H. lazuli and 

 Tanysiptera hydrocharis. Parts x. and xi. Alcedo moluccensis, 

 A. asiatica, Alcyone azurea, Ceryle americana, Ceyx dillwijnni, 

 Halcyon smyrnensis, H. diops, H. macleayi, H. Jiigrocyanea, H. 

 concreta, H. pyrrhopygia, H. sordida, H. cinnamomea, Monachal- 

 cyan manachus, Tanysiptera margaretha, Dacelo gig as. Part xii. 



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