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This grand work is now nearly complete. The four parts 

 published last year contain illustrations of the following spe- 

 cies : — Lophophorus impeyanus, Fucrasia xanthospila, Phasianus 

 reevesi, Euplocamus swinhoii, Gallus sonnerati, Phasianus shawi. 

 Ceriornis temmincki, Polt/plectron thibetanum, Ithaginis geoffroiji, 

 Euplocamus ignitus, Pavo muticus, Polt/plectron chalcurum, 

 Numida meleagris, Numida plumifera. Part iii. Phasianus 

 iasignis, Ar-gus giganteus, Phasianus versicolor, Euplocamus 

 nobilis, Tetraophasis obscurus^', Thaumalea picta, Euplocamus 

 lineatus, Phasianus elegans, Meleagris ocellata, Ceriornis satyra, 

 Euplocamus erythrophthalmus, Polyplectron bicalcaratum, Acryl- 

 lium vulturinum, Numida coronata, Phasidus niger. Part iv. 

 Phasianus mongolicus, Lophophorus sclateri, Ceriornis caboti, 

 Euplocamus horsfieldi, Phasianus colchicus, Gallus varius, Pha- 

 sianus wallichi, Euplocamus pyrrhonotus, Meleagris gallopavo, 

 Phasianus for mosanus, Ithaginis cruentus, Crossoptilon mantchu- 

 ricum, Pohjpilectron emphanum, Numida granti. Part v. Melea- 

 gris mexicana, Phasianus decollatus, Crossoptilon drouyni, Gallus 

 lafayettii, Phasianus torguatus, Euplocamus melanotus, Pavo 

 cristatus, Ceriornis melanocejjhala, Thaumalea obscura, Pucrasia 

 duvauceli, Euplocamus andersoni, Crossoptilon auritum, Numida 

 cristata, Numida pucherani, Argus ocellatus, Argus bipunctatiis. 

 The last two species are described from a few feathers only ! 



2. Description of a new Genus and Species of Birds belonging 

 to the Family Fringillidse. Ibis, 1871, pp. 402, 403, pi. xi. 



The bird here described and figured is called Dolospingus nu- 



chalis. It is allied to Spermophila. The specimen is said to 



have come from the Orinoco. 



3. Desmption of a new Species of Pheasant of the genus Eu- 

 plocamus from Burmah, with a Lifit of the known Species. 

 P. Z. S. 1871, pp. 137, 138. 



The species described is called Euplocamus andersoni, increasing 

 the number of known species, according to the author, to twelve. 



4. Description of an apparently new Bird of the Genus Eury- 

 stomus, with a List of the known Species. Ibis, 1871, pj). 

 203, 204. 



This supposed species was obtained by Mr. Wallace in the 

 * This generic name is here used for the first time, but no characters 

 are assigned. 



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