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IX. Recent Ornithological Publications : — 



1. English Publications :— Bree's ' Birds of Europe ' . . 106 



2. French Publications : — Eevue de Zoologie : Des Murs 

 and Verreaux on the Birds of New Caledonia : Coinde on a 

 new Bombycilla 106 



3. German, Dutch, Scandinavian, and Hussian Publica- 

 tions : — Archiv fiir Naturgeschichte : Lindermayer's Vogel 

 Griechenlands : Museum Heineanum : De Philippi's Eeise 

 durch die Andenwiiste Atacama : Schlegel and Westerman's 

 Touracos : Sundeval's Svenska Foglarna : Nordmann's Birds 



of Finland and Lapland: v. Schrenck's Birds of Amoorland . 107 



4. American Publications: — Le Moine's Ornithologie du 

 Canada Ill 



X. Letters, Extracts from Correspondence, Announce- 

 ments, &c. : — 



Letters from Mr. Gould, Mr. J. W. P. Orde, and Mr. G. D. 

 Eowley : Mr. A. Newton on the Orti/x of St. Thomas : Mr. E. 

 Newton's Letters from the Mauritius : Mr. "Wallace's Collec- 

 tions and last Letters : Mr. Eodd on the occurrence oiAquila 

 ncevia in England : Birds of Norfolk Island : Note on Numida 

 vulturina : Mr. Layard's proposed Synopsis of South- African 

 Ornithology 1^2 



Number X., April. 



XL On new or little-known Birds of North- Eastern Africa. 

 By Hofrath Theodor von Heuglin. (Part III. The Bar- 

 bets, Capitonidce.) (Plate Y.) 121 



XII. On some additional Species of Birds received in 

 Collections from Natal. By John Henry Gurnet, M.P., 

 E.Z.S 128 



XIII. Notes on a living specimen of a singular Grallatorial 

 Bird from New Caledonia. By Dr. G. Bennett, E.Z.S. . 136 



XIV. Quesal-s hooting in Vera Paz. By Osbert Salvin, 

 M.A., F.Z.S.. 138 



