Recent Ornithological Publications, 105 



in Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, the Sunda Islands, the Mo- 

 luccas, and New Guinea. They are of some interest as far as 

 they go, though obviously compiled from different sources, and 

 not very perfectly worked out. Mr. Wallace, we believe, as soon 

 as he has had time to arrange his notes and collections, will be 

 able to furnish us with much more complete and more reliable 

 information on the ornithology of this part of the world. A 

 somewhat similar article by Mr. von Rosenberg appeared in the 

 'Journal fiir Ornithologie' for the past year*, relating to the 

 distribution of the Psiitacida in the Indian Archipelago. We 

 noticed, with some regret, that a considerable part of this latter 

 article had been borrowed from a paper which appeared in the 

 'Proceedings of the Zoological Society' for ISGOf^ without any 

 sort of acknowledgment. It does not appear that ]\Ir. von 

 Rosenberg is sufficiently explicit in stating what facts he gives 

 on his own personal observation, and what he adopts from other 

 authorities. 



Dr. H. Schlegel, who, since his accession to full command of 

 the National Zoological Museum of Holland, at Leyden, has 

 been busily engaged in rearranging the treasures of this noble 

 establishment, has just commenced a work intended to be 

 devoted to the exposition of its contents J. The first part now 

 issued relates to the collection of birds, which, as is generally 

 known, is one of the largest and finest in existence, particularly 

 as 'regards the ornithology of the Eastern Archipelago. The 

 plan adopted is excellent, consisting in giving a series of mono- 

 graphic sketches of the different groups, in the form of a cata- 

 logue of the specimens of each species in the collection, accom- 

 panied with notes and observations on the species where these 

 seem to be necessary, and exact indications of the habitat and of 

 the collector of each specimen. The number of scientific writers 



* Journ. fiir Om. 1H61, p. 59. 



t " On the species of the genus Prioniturus, and on the Distribution of 

 the PsittacidcB in the Indian Archipelago." By P. L. Sclater, P.Z.S. 1860, 

 p. 223. 



X Museum d'Histoire Naturelle des Pays-Bas. Revue Methodique et 

 Critique des Collections deposees dans cet etablissement. Leyde, 1862 : 

 pt. 1. ■ 



