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XV. Notes on the Birds of the Falkland Islands. By 

 Capt. C. C. Abbott, late in commdind of Detachments in the 

 Falkland Islands 149 



XVI. Narrative of a Shooting Excursion to the Mountains 

 of the Richmond Eiver, New South Wales, in quest of Prince 

 Albert's Lyre-bird. By A. A. Letcesteb 167 



XVII. Notice of the occurrence of the American Meadow- 

 Starling {Sturnella ludoviciana) in England. By P. L. 

 SCLATER 176 



XVIII. Ornithological Notes from Mauritius. ByEnwAED 

 Newton, M.A., C.M.Z.S. No. I. A Visit to Round Island. 180 



XIX. On the American Barbets {Capitonidce) . By P. L. 

 Sclater. (Plate VI.) 182 



XX. On the Possibility of taking an Ornithological Census. 



By Alfred Newton, M.A., E.L.S 190 



XXI. Recent Ornithological Publications: — 



1. English Publications : — Tristram's ' Grreat Sahara :' Ben- 

 nett's ' Gratherings of a Naturalist :' Walker's Notes on Arctic 

 Zoology 196 



2. German and Dutch Fuhlications : — Philippi's ' Desert of 

 Atacama :' Journal fiir Ornithologie : Badeker's ' Eggs of 

 European Birds :' Schlegel on Black Cockatoos and Paradise- 

 birds 199 



3. Scandinavian and Russian Publications : — Victorin's 

 S. African ' Zoological Notes :' v. Schrenck's Birds of Amoor- 

 land 202 



4. American Publications : — Cassin's Birds of St. Thomas : 

 Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York : 

 Lawrence's Notes on Cuban Birds, &c. : Le Moine's List of 

 the Birds of Quebec 208 



XXII. Letters, Extracts from Correspondence, Notices, 

 &c. :— 



Letters from Mr. J. Cavafy, Mr. Beaven Rake, Mr. A. R. 

 Wallace, and Mr. Blyth : English Singing-birds in Australia. 210 



