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Becently published Ornithological Works. 



Name ohjcctcd to. 



Philentoma, Eyfon, 1845. 

 Symmorphus, Gonld, 1837. 

 Xerophila, Gould, 1840. 

 Euthyrhynchus, Schl., 1873. 

 Stictoptera, Beich., 1862. 

 Chera, Gray, 1849. 

 Eucorystes, ScL, 1883. 

 Calornis, Gray, 1841. 

 Dilophns, VieiU., 1816. 

 Cuphopterus, Harfl., 186(5. 



Name proposed. 



Dryniopbila, Suk 

 Diaphoroptenis, n. n. 

 Aplielocephala, n. n. 

 Timeliopsis, Snlv. 

 Stizoptera, n. n, 

 Diati'opiu'a, n. n. 

 Zarliynchus, ii. n. 

 Lamprocorax, Bp. 

 Perissornis, n. n. 

 Horizorhimis, n. n. 



Type. 



B. velafa. 

 D. leiicopygus. 

 A. leucopsis. 

 T. griseigula. 

 S. bichenovii. 

 D. procnf. 

 Z. wagleri. 

 L. grandis. 

 P. carunculafus. 

 II. dohrni. 



89. Oustalet on Birds from the Eschiras, West Africa. 



[Liste des Oiseaux reciieillis par le R. P. Buleon dans le pays des 

 Eschiras, en 1896, '97, et '98. Par E. Oustalet. Bull. Mus. d'Hist. Nat. 

 Paris, iv. p. 356.] 



A. list of 19 species, with native names. It includes 

 Phasidus niger and Himantornis hopmatopus — both rarities. 



90. Oustalet on some Birds from Western China. 



[Notice sur quelques Oiseaux de la Chine occidentale. Par E. Oustalet. 

 Bull. Mus. d'Hist. Nat. Paris, iii. p. 208 (1897).] 



In this paper (which has been unfortunately overlooked) 

 M. Oustalet describes two new birds from Ta-tsien-lou — 

 RhahdochJamys dejeani (gen. et sp. nov. Timeliadarum) and 

 Parus dejeani, and one frorn Yun-nan — Alcippe genestieri. 



91. Oustalet on the Birds of Dahomey. 



[Catalogue des Oiseaux du Dahomey remis par M. Miegemarque au 

 Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, en 1895. Par E. Oustalet. Bull. Mus. 

 d'Hist. Nat. Paris, iv. p. 361.] 



The only article yet published on the birds of Dahomey is 

 that of De Souza (Jorn. Sc. Lisboa, xi. p. 217, 1887). M. Ous- 

 talet now gives us a list of 28 species represented in a col- 

 lection lately made by ]\i. Miegemarque in that French colony, 

 and of 5 others of which specimens have been obtained 

 in Dahomey by M. Dybowski. In order to make the list 

 complete, the names of 16 other species previously recorded as 



