10!^ Recent Ornithological Publicuiions. 



in autumn or spring, and 29 as summer visitants. A curious, 

 if reliable, addition to the European fauna is a new Falcon from 

 the islands Tragonisi and Slapodia, Falco dichrous, Erhard. 



Herr August von Pelzeln continues his interesting communi- 

 cations to the Academy of Sciences of Vienna, on the new or 

 little-known species of birds of the Imperial Cabinet. The 

 'Sitzungsberichte' for July 1858 contain his last paper, in which 

 he describes Merops boleslavskii from the Sudan, Furnarius {Ope- 

 tiorhynchus) minor from Brazil, Anumhius ferrugineigula from 

 Patagonia, Copsychus pica from Madagascar, Mimus leucospilus 

 from Chili, Muscivora sivainsoni from Brazil, Penelope cujubi 

 from Para, giving remarks upon the allied species, and a notice 

 of the occurrence of Gypohierax angolensis from the eastern coast 

 of Africa. [What does Dr. Hartlaub say to this ?] The Mimus 

 leucospilus is, we believe, a good species, and is in the British 

 Museum from S. Elena Bay, Ecuador, not from Chili ; but it 

 is very likely to be Mimus peruvianus of Peale (United States 

 Exploring Expedition). 



Kittlitz^s 'Denkwurdigkciten einer Reisenach den Russischen 

 Amerika nach Mikronesien und durch Kamtschatka*' contains 

 many interesting notices on Natural History, particularly Orni- 

 thology, made during the author's journey round the world thirty 

 years ago. We recommend the book as worthy of the attention 

 of our readers. 



4. American Publications. 



The most important work on Ornithology that has appeared 

 during the past year is certainly the general work on North 

 American Birds, which forms the second part of the ninth 

 volume of the ' Reports of Explorations and Surveys to ascertain 

 the most practicable and economical route for a Railroad from 

 the Mississippi River to the Pacific Oceanf .' It is from the pen 

 of Professor Baird, with the co-operation of Messrs. Cassin and 

 Lawrence, and is in every respect such a work as these gentlemen, 

 already well known for their labours on the ornithology of their 

 native country, might be expected to produce. The ' Report,' 



* 2 vols. 8vo. Gotha, 1858, Perthes. 



t These Reports are Ameriean "Blue-books." Thuy iiia\ be obtuiiietl in 

 London of" Messrs. Triibner and Co. 



