426 Messrs. Salvin and Sclater's Index to the 



island of Waigiou ; and Mr. Elliot calls it Eurystomus waigiouen- 

 sis. Eight species of the genus are allowed. 



5. Revieiv of the Genus Ptiloris, Swainson. P. Z. S. 1871, 

 pp. 580-583. 



Four species are here recognized as belonging to this genus. 



6. Description of a supposed new Species of Guinea-fowl from 

 Ugogo, Central Africa. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 584. 



This supposed new species is called Numida granti, the de- 

 scription being taken ft-om a drawing made of a bird shot by 

 Colonel Grant during his expedition with Capt. Speke. 



7. Description of an apparently new Species of Pheasant of the 

 Genus Argus. Ann. & Mag. N. H. ser, 4, viii. pp. 119, 

 120 (1871). 



This species, called Argus ocellatus, is based upon four feathers 

 in the Paris Museum from an unknown locality ! 



8. Descriptions of two new Species of Humming-birds belonging 

 to the Genus Eupherusa and Cyanomyia. Ann. & Mag. N. 

 H. ser. 4, viii. pp. 266, 267 (1871). 



These species are called Eupherusa poliocerca and Cyanomyia 



viridifrons. Both are from Putla, in Western Mexico. 



FiNSCH, Dr. Otto. 



Monographic der Gattung Certhiola. Verb. k.-k. zool.-bot. 

 Gesell. Wien, 1871, t. iv. pp. 739-790. 



A very complete monograph based upon a large series of speci- 

 mens. Ten species ai'e admitted, the undescribed name C. clusiae 

 of Paul V. Wiirtemberg being adopted for the Haitian species ; 

 another species, from the island of Cosumel, is referi'red to 

 (p. 790) as " Certhiola caboti, Baird, MS.," but is not described. 

 The synonymy is carefully and fully worked out ; every species 

 is described, and the distribution of each traced. A map shows 

 the latter (c/. Ibis, 1871, p. 476). 



Flower, W. H. 



On the Skeleton of the Australian Cassoivary (Casuarius aus- 



tralis). P. Z. S. 1871, pp. 32-35. 

 A comparison of a skeleton of this species with that of C. ga- 

 leatus, accompanied by a woodcut showing the skull of the former. 



Frauenfeld, Georg Bitter von. 



1. Der Vogelschutz. Verb. k.-k. zool.-bot. Gesell. Wien, 1871, 

 pp. 1149-1196. 



