Ornithological Literature of 1871. 413 



XLIV. — Index to the Ornithological Literature q/" 1871. By 

 OsBERT Salvin, M.A., r.Z.S. &c., aud P. L. Sclater, M.A., 

 Ph.D., F.R.S. &c. 



Abbott, Charles C. 



Notes on certain inland Birds of New Jersey. Am. Nat. iv. 

 pp. 536-550 (1870). 



Relates to certain changes in the Ornithological Fauna of 



New Jersey which have taken place during the last few years, 



and treats of the decrease in numbers of some species and 



the increase of others. The migrations of many species are 



commented upon. • 



Allen, J. A. 



On the Mammals and Winter Birds of East Florida, with an 

 Examination of certain assumed specific Characters in Birds, 

 and a Sketch of the Bird-fauna of Eastern North America. 

 Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harv. Coll. ii, pp. 161-450, 

 t. iv-viii. 



V. antea, p. 189. 



Anderson, A. 



Notes on the Raptorial Birds of India. P. Z. S. 1871, pp. 

 675-690. 



Gives copious notes on certain Indian Raptores, of which we 

 have heard a good deal of late. 



Anderson, John. 



1 . On eight new Species of Birds from Western Yunan, China. 

 P. Z. S. 1871, pp. 211-315, t. xi. 



The new species described are called Suthora brunnea, Cisti- 

 cola melanocephala, Suya super ciliaris, Culicipeta tephrocephalus, 

 H]/psipetes yunanensis, Bamhusicola fytchi. The names of the 

 two remaining species had already been published as Pycno- 

 notus xanthorrhous (P. A. S. B. 1869, p. 265) and Phasianus 

 sladeni. With the last mentioned P. elegans of Elliot is iden- 

 tical. 



2. Extract of letter from. Ibis, 1871, p. 371. 



Refers to a collection of Persian birds acquired by the Cal- 

 cutta Museum. 



