Recently published Ornithological Works. 467 



84. Salvadori's 'Prodromus,' part xi. 



[Prodromus Ornithologiae Papuasiae et Moluccarum, Auctore Thoma 

 Salvadorio. — XI. Gallinse. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. xviii. p. 5.] 



The Gallinse of the Papuan subregion consist of Megapo- 

 diidse, Perdicidfe, and Turnicidse, 14 of the first group, 4 of 

 the second, and a single Turnix — 19 species in all, according 

 to our author. To these must be added Mr. Forbes's new 

 Turnix, described above (p. 428) . 



85. Sharpens ' Birds of South Africa.' 



[The Birds of South Africa. By E. L. Layard, F.Z.S. New edition, 

 thoroughly revised and augmented, by R. Bowdler Shai-pe, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 

 Part V. London : Quaritch, April 1882.] 



"We welcome with pleasure the fifth part of Mr. Sharpens 

 work, and trust that the sixth and last part may soon follow 

 it, and bring this long-delayed volume, commenced in 1875, 

 to a conclusion. The present part continues the account of 

 the Passeres into the Alaudidae, but does not conclude them. 

 It is a difficult task to ascertain what species in it are now 

 described for the first time, as in some cases no references 

 whatever — not even the authority for the specific term — are 

 given. But the author has kindly informed us that the only 

 new species mentioned are two, incidentally described in the 

 list of the Red-winged Bush-Shrikes (p. 397) — namely Lani- 

 arius blanfordi from N.E. Africa, and L. ussheri, of which 

 no locality is given. 



86. Sharpe on the Ornithology of New Guinea. 



[Contributions to the Ornithology of New^ Guinea. By R.. Bowdler 

 Sharpe, F.L.S., F.Z.S. Part vii. Diagnoses of new Species of Birds from 

 the back of the Astrolabe range, New Guinea. Journ. Proc. Linn. Soc, 

 Zool. xvi. p. 317 (March 2, 1882).] 



Mr. Sharpe gives the characters of some new species of 

 birds, of which examples are contained in a collection made 

 by Mr. A. Goldie in S.E. New Guinea, and promises a de- 

 tailed account of the whole series at a later period. The 

 species described are Trichoglossus goldiei, Cyclopsittacus 



