456 Recent Ornithological Publications. 



tainly has been met with within its limits *, and is very distinct, 

 in our opinion, from Turdus ati'igularis. 



The 'Annals of Natural History' for the last three months 

 contain (p. 96) " Descriptions of four new species of Humming- 

 birds from Mexico,^^ by Mr. Gould — Amazilia ocai (!), Calo- 

 thorax pulchra, Cyanomyia violiceps, and C. sordida, the first dis- 

 covered by Serior R. M. de Oca, the three latter by M. A. Bou- 

 card ; and (p. 224) " Descriptions of two new species of American 

 Parrots," by Mr. Sclater, Conurus holochlorus from Mexico, and 

 C. xantholcemusf from S. Croix. 



Mr. Cuthbert Collingwood's ' Comparison between ancient 

 and modern views of the Migration and Habits of Birds J,' and 

 ' Fauna of Blackheath and its Vicinity §,' which gives a list of 

 the birds inhabiting that part of the country, are both worthy of 

 notice. _______ 



Mr. Edward Vernon Harcourt's ' Sporting in Algeria ||^ will 

 be received with pleasure, especially by such of our readers as 

 have visited that country, or are turning their thoughts towards 

 an excursion in that direction. It is an agreeable and interest- 

 ing book. An Appendix is given of the names of the "Birds 

 of Algeria," concerning which we have already contributed so 

 much information in these pages. 



Among much that is of interest in the later numbers of ' The 

 Zoologist,^ we must claim particular attention for Mr. Osburn's 

 letters to Mr. Gosse "on the Birds and Bats of Jamaica" (pp.6587 

 and 6658). The second species of Mock-bird noticed p. 6591 

 is likely to be Mimus gundlachii, Cab., of Cuba. Of the black 

 Banana-bird described p. 6661, we possess several specimens, 

 and we believe Mr. Osburn is right in considering it ' new to 

 science ' ^. 



* ' Naiuiianniii,' 1858, p. 311. f See antea, p. 3/4. 



:•; Livcri)ool, 185!), 24 pj). ^ London, 1859, 46 pp. 



il London, 185!^ 1 vol. 



H Mr. Oiburn's suggested sjiieiiu' teiiii ' nUjerrimus ' slionld therefore 



