148 Letters, Announcements, ^c. 



The continuation of my ornithological " Mittheilungen " 

 upon my acquisitions from New-Guinea has been delayed by 

 my change of residence to Dresden ; but I hope soon to be 

 able to continue it. Not two thirds of my specimens have 

 been thoroughly looked through. I shall then give additional 

 remarks on some species already dealt with, such as Redes 

 nigrescens, ^lurcedus arfakianus, and others. 



I am yours, &c., 



Adolf Bernhard Meyer. 



Sir,— lu the P.Z. S. April 21, 1874 (p. 212, pi. xxxv.), a 

 species of Woodpecker, obtained by Lieutenant R. Wardlaw 

 Ramsay near Tonghoo, in British Burmah, was described as 

 new, under the title of Gecinus erythropygius. 



Somewhat later (P. A. S. B. May 1874, p. 106) the same 

 species appears to have been described by Mr. Hume under 

 the title of Gecinus nigrigenis, and again (Str. F. ii. p. 444) . 



The species, however, seems identical with Gecinus erythro- 

 pygius, D. G. Elliot (N. Archiv. 1865, p. 76, pi. iii.), founded 

 on an example ( ? ) obtained in Cochin China by M. Germain. 



Yours, 



Waldex. 



Dec. 1874. 



Having far exceeded our prescribed limits, we regret to be 

 obliged to defer all notices of recent ornithological works and 

 papers, as well as other announcements, till our next number. 



