430 Letters, Extracts from Correspondence, Notices, ^c. 



Herr Hofrath Theodor von Heuglin requests us to notice the 

 following errata m, and addenda to, his " List of Birds observed 

 during a voyage in the Red Sea/^ published in last year's ' Ibis' 

 (p. 337 et seq.) :— 



P. 340, No. 24 is Nectarinia metallica. 



P. 341, No. 29 should be Aa-ocephalus stentorius, nee tur- 

 do'ides. 



No. 32 a. ? should be Calamoherpe pallida, Gervais. 



P. 345, No. 75. The feet of Charadrius cinereicollis, mihi, are 

 reddish yellow ; but in the breeding-season, I suppose, bright red. 

 This species is very closely allied to C. tricollaris, but smaller, and 

 different, especially in the tail-markings. 



P. 347, No. 93. Numenius tenuirostris should be N. arquatiis. 



No. 94. " Limosa rufa ?" is certainly this species. 



P. 351, No. 121. Sterna, sp., is probably Sterna fuliginosa. I 

 sent a specimen of this bird to Dr. Hartlaub, but he was not able 

 to determine it accurately. 



No. 127 ought to be Dysporus fuscus. This species is very 

 closely allied to D. brasiliensis, perhaps identical with it. 



P. 352, No. 130. Phalacrocorax, sp,, is perhaps P. melano- 

 gaster, Cuv. (P. luguhris, Riipp.). I found P. cormoranus not 

 uncommon in the winter in the Gulf of Suez. 



To the Editor of ' The Ibis.' 



Fordingbridge, August 7th, 1860. 



Sir, — Before perusing the remarks in the January Number of 

 your interesting periodical, of which I am a "Constant Reader," 

 I had entertained many objections to the ' Zoologist List of 

 British Birds,' which I have long felt to be an " unsatisfactory 

 compilation." 



It appears to me that a really reliable list of British birds is 

 still a desideratum, and it has occurred to me that such a list, 

 published in ' The Ibis,' or separately, in the form of a pamphlet 

 issued under your auspices, would be esteemed a boon by many 

 interested in the ornithology of the British Isles. 



I think it would add to the interest and usefulness of such a 

 list if marks were attached to distinguish those birds which are 



