424 Messrs. Salvia and Sclater's Index to the 



Sitta (?) cuvieri, Gervais (pi. 161. fig. 2) ; Corvus larteti is de- 

 scribed as a new species (pis. 151, 152). Also the following : — 

 Homalopuspicoides, a new genus and species {Picididce ?) (pi. 178. 

 figs. 15-31) ; Necrornis palustris, a new genus and species, allied 

 perhaps to Musophaga (pi. 178. figs. 6-14); Motacilla humata 

 (pi. 158. figs. 7-]l, pi. 159. figs. 10, 11) and M. major 

 (pi. 158. figs. 1-6, pi. 159. figs. 13, 14) are described as new 

 species; also Lanius mioccenus (pi. 159. figs. 1, 2, 3). A genus 

 allied to Upupa is called Linmatornis paludicola, sp. n. (pi. 176. 

 figs. 8-13). Two new Swifts are distinguished as Cypselus 

 ignotus (pi. 177. figs. 9-13) and Collocalia incerta (pi. 177. 

 figs. 1-8) ; and a new Trogon as Trogon gallicus (pi. 177. 

 figs. 18-22) ; also two Woodpeckers as Picus archiaci (pi. 178. 

 figs. 1-5) and Picus consohrinus (pi. 176. figs. 1-7). Chapter 

 xxxi. treats of the Accipitres diurni in general ; and in chapter 

 xxxii. the following fossil species are described : — Palaocircus 

 cuvieri, a new genus and species (pi. 185. fig. 16) ; Palceohierax 

 gervaisii (pi. 183. figs. 1-10) ; Aquila depredator (lege deprcedator), 

 a new species (pi. 183. figs. 14-16, pi. 184. figs. 5-10, pi. 186. 

 figs. 7-12) ; Aquila prisca (pi. 184. figs. 1-4, 11-13); Milvus 

 deperditus, sp. n. (pi. 185. figs. 1-4); Aquila minuta, sp. n. (pi. 

 185. figs. 5-8); Haliaetus piscator, sp. n. (pi. 185. figs. 9-11); 

 and Serpentarius robustus (pi. 186. figs. 1-6). Chapter xxxiii. 

 relates to the Striges in general, the following fossil species 

 being described in chapter xxxiv. : — Bubo avernensis (pi. 192. 

 figs. 10-23) ; Bubo poirrieri (pi. 192. figs. 24-29) ; and Strix 

 antiqua, sp. n. (pi. 192. figs. 1-9). In chapter xxxv. the 

 general structure of the Psittacidse is considered ; and in chapter 

 xxxvi. Psittacus verreauxii (pi. 200) is described. 



In the second part of the work (vol. ii. p. 529) the whole subject 

 is summarized in six chapters ; and the fossil remains of birds, 

 from those of the Trias formation to the Dodo and Solitaire, 

 shortly enumerated according to the strata in which they have 

 been found. 



Elliot, D. G. 



1. A Monograph of the Phasianidse or Pheasants. Parts ii., 

 iii., iv., V. 1871. Published by the Author. [Cf. Ibis, 

 1870, p. 519.] 



