CONTENTS OF NUMBER XII. 



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XXXIII. On a rare Species of Hawk, of the Genus Accipiter, from 



South America. By P. L. Sclater. (Plate X.) . . 313 



XXXIV. On Birds collected and observed in the Interior of British 



North America. By Capt. Blakiston, R.A. (Parti.) 314 



XXXV. On a new Bird from Western Africa. By Dr. G. Hart- 



LAUB, F.M.Z.S. (Plate XL) 321 



XXXVl. Notes on Ornithology taken between Takoo and Peking, 

 in the neighbourhood of the Peiho River, Province of 

 Chelee, North China, from August to December, 18G0 323 



XXXVII. Note on the Hypotriorchis castanonotus of Dr. Pleuglin. 



By P. L. Sclater. (Plate XII.) 346 



XXXVIII. Notes on the Ornithology of Timor. By Alfred Russel 



Wallace " 347 



XXXIX. A List of Species to be added to the Ornithology of Cen- 

 tral America. By Osbert Salvin, M.A,, F.Z.S. .. 351 



XL. On a new African Species of the Genus Zosterops. By 



HoFRATH Theodor VON Heuglin. (Plate XIII.) 357 



XLI. A Fortnight in the Dobrudscha. By W. H. Simpson, 



M.A., F.Z.S 361 



XLII. Abstract of Mr. J.Wolley's Researches in Iceland respect- 

 ing the Gare-fowl or Great Auk {AIca impenniSy Linn.). 



By Alfred Newton, M.A., F.L.S. 374 



XLIII. Recent Ornithological Publications : — 400 



1 . English Publications : — Atkinson's ' British Birds and Eggs.' 



2. French Publications: — Morelet's 'Natural History of the 

 Azores.' 



3. German Ptiblications : — Hartlaub's ' Ornithology of Madagas- 

 car :' ' Museum Heiueamim,' part iii. : Reichenbach's ' Hand- 

 biich der Speciellen Ornithologie :' ' Journal fiir Oruitliolo<^ie,' 

 1861, pt. i. 



4. American Publications : — Annals of the Lyceum of Natural 



History of New York : Elliot's Monograph of Pitta : Le 

 Moine's Ornithologie du Canada. 



XLIV. Letters, Extracts from Correspondence, Announcements, 



&c 407 



Dr. Hochstetter's Restoration of Species of Dinornis : Extracts 

 from Mr. Blyth's Letters : Extracts from Mr. Swinhoe's Letters : 

 Letter from Mr. Swinhoe to Prof. Schlegel : Extract from a 

 Letter of Mr. Tristram : Letter from Mr. Orde : Mr. Ellman's 

 Remarks on the Extinct Birds of New Zealand : Departure 

 from England of some Members of the B. O. U. 



Index 417 



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