Recently published Ornithological Works. 397 



natural-histories, tlie subject oE ''Birds'^ occupies the latter 

 half. The first six chapters of this portion, containing tlie 

 Passeres, are from the pens of the Rev. H. A. Macpherson 

 and the editor. Chapters vii. to ix., relating to the Picarise, 

 are written by Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe. 



87. Meyer on a male Capercailzie in Female Dress. 



[Ein Hennenfedriger (Thelyider) Auerhabu. Von A. R. Meyer. Ab- 

 bandl. u. Ber. k. zool. u. anthrop. Mas. Dresden, 1894-9.'5, no. 3.] 



The author describes and figures a male of Tetrao uro- 

 gallus in female dress. The specimen was obtained in 1894< 

 in Southern Bavaria, and is the first recognized instance of 

 this abnormality. 



88. Meyer on two new Paradise-birds. 



[Zwei neue Paradiesvogel. Von A. B. Meyer. Abh. u. Ber. k. zool. 

 u. antbrop. Mus. Dresden, 1894-95, no. 5.] 



In this article Dr. Meyer gives us a full description and 

 illustration of Pteridophora alberti, one of the most wonderful 

 of the many new discoveries in the Paradiseine family, already 

 known to many of us from the example exhibited by Mr. 

 Rothschild at the Meeting of the B. O. C. on the 20th 

 February, 1895 (see Bull. B. O. C. iv. p. xxi). Another fine 

 species also described and figured is Parotia carolce {cf. Bull. 

 B. 0. C. iv. p. vi). Both are from the Amberno Mountains, 

 on the eastern side of the Bay of Geelvink. 



89. Meyer and IViglesworth on neio Birds from Celebes. 



[Neue Vogel von Celebes. Von A. B. Meyer und L. W. "NVigleswortb. 

 Abhandl. u. Ber. k. zool. u. antbrop. Mus. Dresden, 1894-95, no. 4.] 



The authors describe as new birds from Celebes Malia 

 recondita, Pachycephala (provisionally) bonensis, Arachnothera 

 celebensis, and Ardetta riedeli. Four other species are regis- 

 tered as new to the Celebean avifauna. 



90. Minot on the Land-birds of New England. 



Tbe Land-Birds and Ga mo-Birds of New England, witb descriptions 



