96 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



7. Legge on a new Scops Owl. 



[Description of a new Scops Owl fi-om Ceylon. By Captain W. V. 

 Legge, R.A. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 6, i. p. 174.] 



The species described is Scops minutus, distinguished by 

 its small size and dark colour from all other Indian Scopes. 

 The type is in the British Museum. 



8. Masters on Birds from Port Darwin. 



[Notes on a Collection of Birds from Port Darwin. By George Masters. 

 Ibid. p. 269.] 



The collection^ formed by Mr. Spalding in the months 

 from May to September 1877, contained examples of 106 

 species. One is described as new, Cracticus spaldingi, allied 

 to C. quoyi, but with larger bill and tarsi, and of a rusty- 

 brown hue. 



9. Meyer on a Cassowary from New Guinea. 



[Ueber einen Papuanischen Kasuar im Dresdner Museum. Von A. B. 

 Meyer. Journ. f. Orn. 1878, p. 199.] 



Dr. Meyer gives a description of an adult Cassowary in 

 the Dresden Museum, obtained through a dealer. It must 

 be either C. papuanus, Rosenb., or C. westermanni, Sclater ; 

 but it is doubtful whether these supposed species are distinct. 

 The following list of the twelve described species of Casuarius 

 is added. 



1. C. galeatus, ex Ceram. 7. C. uniappendiculntus, ex Pap. occ. 



2. C. salvadorii, ex Papua. 8. C occipitalis, ex Jobi. 



o. C. heccarii, ex inss. Aroens, 9. C papuanus, ex Papua med. 



4. C. australis, ex Austr. bor. 10. C. loestermanni, ex Papua med. 



5. C. hicarunctdatus, ex inss. Aroens. 11. C jncticollis, ex Papua Occident. 



6. C. tricarunculatus, ex Papua. 12. C. hennetti, ex Nov. Brit. 



Of these we believe that Nos. 2 and 3 are probably the 

 same species, as likewise Nos. 9 and 10, and that there are 

 only ten species of Cassowary really distinguishable, the 

 recently described C. edwardsi. Oust. (P. Z. S. 1878, p. 389), 

 being apparently the adult of C papuanus. 



