360 Recently published Oriiithological IVorks. 



ture of 1877 we have only to say that we have read it with 

 the greatest interest, and commend it to the notice of all our 

 fellow-workers. 



68. Ramsay on a new Ptilotis. 



[Description of a new Species of Ptilotis from Torres Straits. By E. 

 P. Ramsay. Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. vol. iii. p. 2.] 



Ptilotis germana, near to P. ornatus, Gould, and to P.flaves- 

 cens, Gould. Neither collector nor exact locality are stated. 



69. Ramsay on a new Myiolestes. 



[Description of a Species of Myiolestes, from Fiji. By E. P. Ramsay. 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. vol. iii. p. 12.] 



The bird described is M. nigrogularis , which is stated in a 

 footnote to be the same as Lalage nigrogularis of Layard. 



70. Ramsay on new Birds from Torres Straits and New 

 Guinea. 



[Descriptions of five species of new Birds from Torres Straits and New 

 Guinea, &c. By E. P. Ramsay. Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. vol. iii. p. 72.] 



The new species are : — " Lorius hypoenochrous, var./^ or, if 

 distinct, L. gulielmi from Cloudy Bay, New Guinea [this 

 is L. erythrothorax of Salvadori, see above, p. 320]; Pitta 

 novce-hibernicoi (sic !) from New Britain [this is not different 

 from P. mackloti, cf. Scl. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 99, and Salva- 

 dori, above, p. 324]; Pacliycepliala fuliginata (!), from S.E. 

 coast of New Guinea ; P. collaris, from Courtance Island, 

 S.E. coast of New Guinea; and Stigmatops albo-auricularis 

 from S.E. coast of New Guinea. 



71. Ramsay on Birds from New Guinea. 



[Contributions to the Zoology of New Guinea. Parts i. & ii. By E. 

 P. Ramsay, F.L.S. &c. Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. vol. iii. part 3.] 



This paper contains notes on the collection made by ]\ir. 

 Alexander JVTorton, who accompanied JVIr, Goldie's second 

 expedition to New Guinea, also upon the collection made by 

 Mr. Goldie himself and his collectors, ]\Iessrs. Shaw and 

 Blunden. A portion of the collections made by ]\Ir. Ingham 



