Ornithological Literature 0/ 1871. 467 



tion of them. The species figured are Criniger gularis and C. 

 phaocephalus. 



3. Notice of, and Introductorij remarks to, a Memoir on the 

 Birds of the Island of Celebes. P. Z. S. 1871, pp. 329- 

 337. 



Contains the introductory portion of a paper published in the 

 * Transactions of the Zoological Society/ on the birds of Celebes. 

 The relationships of the bird-fauna, both as to genera and spe- 

 cies, of this island to those surrounding it, and to the Indian and 

 Australian regions generally, are exhaustively discussed. 



4. Notice of a new Species of Polihierax from Upper Burmah. 

 P. Z. S. 1871, pp. 627, 628. 



The name proposed for this species, with a brief provisional 



description, is P. insignis. [It has since been described by Mr. 



Hume: see below, p. 471.] 



5. Descriptions of three new Species of Asiatic Birds. Ann. 

 & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vii. pp. 241, 242 (1871). 



The species here described are called Phyllornis chlorocephalus, 



from Tonghoo, Turdinus striatus, from the Khassia hills, and 



Cisticola rufcollis, from Debrooghur. 



6. On a new Species of Trichoglossus from Celebes. Ann. 

 & Mag. N. H. ser. 4, viii. pp. 281, 282 (1871). 



Trichoglossus meyeri is the name proposed for this new species. 



Williams, Archdeacon W. L. 



On the Occurrence of Foot-prints of a large Bird found at 

 Turanganni, Poverty Bay. Trans. N.-Z. Inst. 1871, pp. 

 124-127, pi. viii. 



The plate shows the nature of these foot-prints, which were 



found in soft alluvial rock just below high-water mark. They were 



made most probably by some species of Moa, and, being of 



two sizes, perhaps by old and young birds. 



Wood, T. W. 



Letter from. Ann. & Mag. N. H. ser. 4, viii. pp. 67,68 (1871). 



A new species of Argus Pheasant is here sought to be estab- 

 lished. The description is based upon a primary wing-feather 

 found amongst some of Argus giganteus. The species is called 

 A. (?) bipunctatus ; and woodcuts sliow the markings of the 

 feather and those of the well-known species. 



