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ready remarked, the fauna of the Madeira should be separated 

 from that of the Rio Negro. The former, though perhaps not 

 actually divisible from the Upper-Amazonian fauna, presents us 

 with many peculiar species, such as Pteroptochus thoracicus, 

 Odontorhynchus cinereus, and Pipra nattereri. The latter, as 

 shown by Messrs. Sclater and Salvin (P. Z. S. 1867, p. 593), is 

 peopled with most of the familiar forms of the Guianan fauna, 

 of which it is in fact a part. 



The first part of Hcrr von Pelzeln's * Ornithologie Brasiliens/ 

 which appeared at the beginning of last year, contains a catalogue 

 of the Accipitres and the Fissirostral and Tenuirostal Passeres. 

 Twenty-one new species were described in it. The second part, 

 which is just issued, contains the list of Dentirostral Passeres, 

 with descriptions of 78 new species, besides many notes on, and 

 redescriptions of, those imperfectly known. A third part is 

 promised in the beginning of 1869; so that we cannot complain 

 that this important work, so long delayed, when once taken in 

 hand by its present accomplished editor, has been tardily per- 

 formed. 



4. Portuguese. 



Professor du Bocage, in the ' Jornal de Sciencias ' of Lisbon, 

 continues the valuable series of articles on the ornithology of the 

 Portuguese possessions in West Africa which we have before 

 noticed (Ibis, 18G8, p. 345). This third paper on the subject 

 consists of two lists — one of birds collected at Biballa and the 

 the neighbourhood, the other of those obtained at Huilla, the 

 furthest point in the interior to which the possessions stretch. 

 Both these collections were formed by the indefatigable Sr. 

 Anchieta, and together they contain examples, among many 

 others, of five species described as new : — Nectarinia ludvi- 

 censis, Drijmoeca anchietce, Hirundo angolensis, Crateropus hart- 

 laubi and Gallinago angolensis. A description is also given of 

 two specimens which appear to belong to the Estrelda quartinia 

 of Bonaparte (Consp. Av. i. p. 461), a rare species, of which the 

 only example hitherto known is in the Paris Museum and is said 

 to have come from Abyssinia. The Professor agrees with Mr. 

 Gurney (Ibis, 1864, p. 350, and 1868, p. 45) in maintaining 

 the specific distinction of Campephaga nigra and C. xanthor- 



