CONTENTS. XI 



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XVII. Notes on the Birds breeding in the Neighbourhood of 

 Sydney, New South Wales. By E. P. Ramsay, Esq., of Dobroyde. 177 



XVIII. Descriptions of eight New Species of Birds from the 

 Isthmus of Panama. By Geoege N. Lawkexce, Corr.Mem.Z.S. 181 



XrX. Two Days at iladeira. By Alfred Newton, M.A., 

 F.L.S., F.Z.S. .' ISo 



XX. Note on the Eastern- Asiatic Thrushes of the Genus 

 Turdv^. By P. L. Sclater 195 



XXI. The Ornithology of Formosa, or Taiwan. By Eobeet 

 SwDTHOE, F.Z.S., F.G.S., &c. (Part I.) (Plate V.) .... 198 



XXII. Recent Ornithological Publications : — 



1. English Puhlications : — Jerdon's ' Birds of India :' Journal 

 of the Asiatic Society of Bengal : Transactions of the Pvoyal 

 Society of Victoria : Ansted and Latham's ' Channel Islands ' . 219 



2. German, Rossian, and Dutch Puhlica.tioiU : — Landbeck on 

 the Coots of Chili : Nordman on the Amurian Capercailzie : 

 Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 223 



3. Sco/ivlmavion PubUmtion : — Sundevall's Essay on Aristo- 

 telian Natural History 226 



4. Porturjv.ese Publication : — Barbosa du Bocage's ' List of 



the Birds of Portugal ' 227 



5. Americun PuMimtions : — Boardman's ' Catalogue of the 

 Birds of Maine : ' Elliot's ' Notes on European Ducks occurring 

 in America : ' Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of Phila- 

 delphia 228 



XXIII. Letters, Extracts from Correspondence, Notices, 

 &c. :— 



Letters from Mr. E. V. Harcourt, Mr. M. "Weston Moggridge, 

 Mr. H. Stevenson, and Dr. T. Salvadori : Extracts of Letters 

 from Prof. Baird and Mr. 0. Salvia : Note on Diduiiev.lus strigi- 

 rostris : Mr. E. L. Layard's return to Cape Town : Mr. Blyth's 

 return to England 230 



