444 Messrs. Salvin and Sclater's Index to the 



Wallace's 'Malay Archipelago/ are reproduced in chapter iii., 

 ou " independent similarities of Structure." 



MoBius, Dr. K. 



Ein Besuch der Insel Sylt in Mai 1871. Zool. Gart. 1871, 

 p. 193. 



On the 29th of May last year Dr. Mobius visited the breeding- 

 place of Sterna caspia on the north-eastern promoutory of Sylt, 

 called the " Ellenbogen." The colony consisted of 17 nests. 

 In 1819 Naumann reckoned it at 300, Fr. Boie subsequently 

 at 200. 



MuRiE, James. 



1. On the Dermal and Visceral Structures of the Kagu, Smi- 

 bittern, and Boatbill. Trans. Zool. Soc. vii. pp. 465-492, 

 plates Ivi., Ivii. (Read May 9, 1867; published June 1871). 



An important contribution to our knowledge respecting these 



structures in Rhinochetus jubatus, Eurypyga helias, and Cancroma 



cochlearia. 



2. Additional note concerning the Powder-doivns o/ Rhinochetus 

 jubatus. P. Z. S. 1871, pp. 647-649. 



Gives a table of equivalents of the areas treated of by Nitzsch 



and the author. 



3. On the Sternum and Viscera of Pel's Owl (Scotopelia peli, 

 Temm.). Journ. Anat. & Phys. vi. pp. 170-175, t. xi. 

 (1871). 



These notes are drawn up from an examination of portions of 

 the body of a specimen of this rare species which lived for some 

 time in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, and which fur- 

 nished the subject for plate xv. in the first volume of this 

 journal. The skin is now mounted in the Norwich Museum. 

 Dr. Murie's final remarks bear upon the value of the genus and 

 its position amongst the family of Owls. 



MURISON, W. D. 



Notes on Moa-remains. Trans. New-Zeal. Inst. 1871, pp. 



120-124. 

 Refers to the vexed question as to the probable date of the 

 extirpation of Dinornis. 



