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X. Eecent Ornithological Publications : — 



1. English Publications: — Gould's ' Birds of Great Britain ' . 102 



2. French Publications : — Maillard's ' Notes sur Tile de la 

 Reunion' 103 



3. Dutch PMications : — ' Acta Societatis Indo-Neerlandicae : ' 

 Schlegel's ' Museum d'Histoire Naturelle des Pays-Bas ' . .104 



4. Russian Publications: — Maximovicz's ' Zoologisclie Nach- 

 richten vom XJssuri ' 107 



5. American Publications : — Coues's Synopsis of North- Ame- 

 rican Colymbiclce and Poclicipidce : Coues's Revision of the North 

 American Gulls : EUiot's Remarks on Pedicecetes : Lawrence's 

 ' Descriptions of new Birds ' and * Third List of Birds from 

 Panama ' : Bryant on the Birds of Labrador 107 



XI. Letters, Extracts fi'om Correspondence, Notices, &c. : — 

 Letters from Major TickeU ; fi^om Dr. C. R. Bree and Dr. 



Schlegel relating to the supposed extinction of the Francolin in 

 Europe : Mr. Gumey's Note on Hirundo monteiri : News of 

 Baron v. Heuglin : Extract of a Letter from Mr. G. Krefft : 

 Extracts from Mr. Blyth's recent Letters : Notes by Dr. Schlegel 

 on species of Lycocorax and Ptilopus : Mr. Plant's arrival in 

 Madagascar Ill 



NtTMBEK XVIII., April. 



XII. On the Birds of the Interior of British North America. 



By Captain Thomas Blazistok 121 



XIII. Notes on the Birds of Egypt. By S. Stappoed Allen. 156 



XIV. An Ornithological Letter from Mentone. By J. Tka- 



HERNE MOGGRIDGE 157 



XV. Note on the Harrier of Bourbon {Circus maillardi, 

 Verreaux). By P. L. Sclater. (Plate IV.) 163 



XVI. Notes on Birds observed in Madagascar. By S. Roch, 

 Assistant-Surgeon, Royal Artillery, C.M.Z.S., and Edward 

 Newton, M.A., C.M.Z.S. (Part 11.) 165 



