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bata marila, Gairulax taewanus, Pomatorhinus musicus, and Cen- 

 tropus dimidiatus. Calamanthella is a form of the Warblei-s 

 {MalurincE) allied to Prima and Calamanthus, subsequently (Ibis, 

 1860, p. 51) united by Mr. Swinhoe to Cisticola. The For- 

 mosan Dipper {Hydrobata marila) is likely to be the same as the 

 Japanese bird Cinclus pallasi, but requires comparison. 



Mr. Blyth's report of the additions made to the Museum of 

 the Asiatic Society of Bengal for September 1859 (Journ. As. 

 Soc. Beng. xxix. p. 411) gives an account of an interesting col- 

 lection forwarded by Major S. R. Tickell from Moulmein, ob- 

 tained in the interior of the Tenasserim provinces. We notice 

 in particular Buceros tickellii, Blyth ; Picus atratus, Blyth ; Sibia 

 melanoleuca, n. sp. ; Ixulics striatus, n. sp. ; Abrornis super ciliar is, 

 n. sp.; Pellornium tickellii, n. sp. ; Turdinus guttatus, n. sp. ; Tro- 

 picoperdix chloropus, n. g. and sp., and specimens of Podica per- 

 sonata, G. R. Gray. Various Himalayan, and more especially 

 S.E. Himalayan species, form part of the collection, as already 

 noticed (Ibis, 1859, p. 466). Besides Palceornis erythrogenys, 

 Mr. Blyth has also received the following additional species from 

 the Andamans: Palceornis alexandri. To dirhamjihus collar is, Gi'a- 

 cula intermedia, and Anous stolidus, and a new Woodpecker, 

 Picus andamensis. 



Mr. Blyth says, " The Garganey and Pintail are the two com- 

 monest species of Ducks in Lower Bengal during the cold season ; 

 at least they are brought in by far the greatest numbers to our 

 provision-bazaars, and are pre-eminently the ' Wild-duck' and 

 * Teal' of our tables. Our most common Pochard is the White- 

 eye {Fuligula nyroca). The Gadwall, Shoveller, Wigeon, and 

 true Teal are tolerably common, as also the Red-crested, the 

 Tufted, and the Dun Pochards : the Shieldrake is not rare ; but 

 the Mallard I have never seen yet, though assured that it has 

 been shot so near as Ranigany. Casarca rutila is common.'' 



2. French Publications. 

 The second and third part of M. Malherbe's work upon the 

 Picida have been issued. We cannot agree with the author in 

 arranging the East Indian Hemilophus validus with the American 



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