Ornithological Literature of 1871. 459 



alcinus has enabled Mr. Sharpe to compare it with the so-called 

 Stringonyx anderssoni, from Damara Land, and to state that 

 though generically identical they are specifically quite distinct. 



9. On the Birds of Camaroons, Western Africa. P. Z. S. 1871, 

 pp. 602-615, t. xlvii. 



A list of 62 species, with notes, based upon a collection made 



by Mr. Crossley in the Camaroons. One new species is described 



and figured as Tardus crossleyi. 



10. On the American Eider Duck. Ann. & Mag. N. H. ser. 4, 

 viii. pp. 51-53 (1871). 



The American Eider Duck is shown to differ from the Euro- 

 pean, the name Somateria dresseri being proposed for the former. 

 Woodcuts show the most salient distinctions. 



11. On Me Aiauda bimaculata of M metrics . Ann. & Mag. 

 N. H. ser. 4, viii. pp. 179-181 (1871). 



The distinctions between A. bimaculata and A. calandra are 



here shown, the synonymy and range of the former being fully 



given. 



12. Notes on some African Birds. Ann. & Mag. N. H. ser. 4, 

 viii. pp. 234-238 (1871). 



Crithagra leucoptera, from South Africa, is described as a new 



species. The paper also contains notes upon Butalis epulata, 



Crithagra albogularis, and Spermospiza hamatina. 



Sharpe, R. B., and Dresser, H. E. 



1. A History of the Birds of Europe, including all the species 

 inhabiting the Western Palcearctic Region. London. 4to. 

 Parts i.-ix. (1871). 



A most important work, and one that will tend greatly to 

 place the intricate study of European birds on a more satisfac- 

 tory basis. A critical examination of specimens from every 

 available source has enabled the authors to write with precision 

 not attainable by their predecessors over the same ground. 

 Nine parts were issued during the year 1871, containing 

 figures and descriptions of the following species : — Part i. Cora- 

 cias garrula, Falco vespertinus, Tot anus stagnatilis, Emberiza 

 leucocephala, Lophophanes cristatus, Lanius auriculatus, Querque- 

 dula crecca, Q. formosa. Part ii. Falco tinnunculus, Glaucidium 



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