Recently published Ornithological Worhs. 99 



Lower California. By L. Belcliug. Edited by R. Ridgway. Pr. U.S. 

 Nat. Mus. 1883, p. 344.] 



Mr. Belding arrived at La Paz in December 1882, and 

 remained about three months. In the hitherto unvisited Vic- 

 toria Mountains, where a height of 5000 feet was attained, 

 examples of 41 species were procured. Upon reaching the 

 pines, '' the long sought for Cape Robin {Merula confinis), 

 the beautiful new Snow-bird [Junco bairdi), and other in- 

 teresting species were met with.'-" Micrathene whitneyi was 

 less common than in the Cactus-region, but was heard several 

 times. Fifteen species were also added to the list of the 

 lowland birds from the vicinity of La Paz and southwards, 

 raising the total number now recognized by Mr. Belding in 

 Lower California to 177. 



7. Buller on rare New -Zealand Birds. 



[On some rare species of New-Zealand Birds. By Walter L. Buller. 

 Trans, and Proc. New Zealand Inst. vol. xvi. p. .308.] 



Mr. Buller gives interesting notes on Sceloglaux albifacies, 

 Hylochelidon nigricans , and Anthoch<£ra carimculata, the 

 last-named bird being new to New Zealand. He resuscitates 

 his Creadion cinereus as distinct from C. carmiculatus, and 

 Platyccrcus alpinus as distinct from P. nova-zealandice. 

 Other species are mentioned. 



8. Cory on the Birds of San Domingo. 



[The Birds of Haiti ond San Domingo. By Charles B. Corj. Boston : 

 1884. Part II.] 



In his second part Mr. Cory makes good progress with the 

 birds of San Domingo, finishing the Passeres and commen- 

 cing the Picarise. It is curions that two species of Tody 

 should occur in San Domingo ; but that seems to be the case, 

 and, moreover, both species occur in the same district. Todus 

 angustirostris, according to Mr. Cory, is quite distinct from 

 Todus subidatus (sive doniinicensis) ,\f\ih. which many authors 

 have united it. Figures are given in the present number of 

 Ph(JEnicophilns doniinicensis, Calyptophilus frvgivorus, Eu- 

 phonia nnisica, Loximitris dominicensis, Icterus dominicensis, 

 TemnicriLS roseigaster, and Picumnus lawrencli. 



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