392 Recently published Orriitholoyical Wui'ks. 



of Microglussus aterrimus, wliich probably indicates the cha- 

 racter of the young plumage of this Parrot. 



74. Dresser's Supplement to the ' Birds of Europe.' 



[A History of the Birds of Europe, including all the Species inhabiting 

 the Western Palaearctie Eegion, — Supplement. By H. E. Dresser, 

 F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. Part I. January 1895 ; Part II. March 1895. 4to. 

 London, 1895.] 



Two parts of Mr. Dresser^s long-promised supplementary 

 volume on the birds of Europe are now before us. They 

 contain figures of the following species from the facile and 

 artistic pencil of Keulemans : — 



Part I. Turdus szcainsoni, T. pallasi, T, alpestris ; Saxicola seebohmi, 

 S. vittata, S. albinir/ra, S. cJn-ysojft/f/ia, S.picata; Fratincola 

 caprata, P. dacotice ; Muticilla ochrura, R. erythronota ; Eri- 

 thacus hyrcanus. 

 „ II. Daulias hajizi ; Sylvia onmuscuin, S. althcea, S. mystacea, S. nana ; 

 Melizophiliis deserticola ; Fhylloscopvs neyledus, P. proveyidvs ; 

 Locustella straininea ; Scotocerca saharcp, 8. inquieta ; Accentor 

 fulvescens, A. atriyularis ; Parus 2)^i(P07iotvs, 



It will be seen that the supplementary species are issued in 

 systematic order, and that the plates are consecutively 

 numbered to follow those of the original work. 



One of the most interesting birds figured is Saxicola see- 

 bohmi of Algeria, until recently kno\^ n only from a single 

 specimen. It has been lately rediscovered by Dr. Koenig. 

 Under the name Euticilla ochrura (Gm.), Mr. Dresser re- 

 suscitates an interesting eastern representative of the Black 

 Redstart. 



75. Dubois on new or little-knoivn Birds. 



[Sur quelques Oiseaux nouveaux ou peu connus. Par le Dr. Alph. 

 Dubois. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, vii. p. 399.] 



The following species are described as new ; — Sjjermophila 

 ardesiaca, ex Brasil; Drepanorhynchus^ (gen.nov.Fringillid.) 

 schistaceus, ex Brasil ; Oryzoborus torridus, var. major, ex 

 loc. ign. ; Nemosia ficscicapilla, ex Brasil. Remarks are 



* See above, p. 384. 



