726 ReceritJy published Ormtholofjical Works. 



ciliaris Bp.) ; the latter are Brachypodius haweanus from 

 Java and the Bavian Islands^ Cetiia bivittata from Timor, 

 and Malacocincia b'dttikoferi from Borneo. 



125, Finsch on a tieiv Fruit-Pigeon. 



[Ueber eine neue Treron-Art von den Kangean-Insehi von Dr. O. 

 Finsch. Notes Leyden Mus. xxii. p. 162.] 



Treron vordemani is a new species from the Kangean 

 Islands. It has been referred by Mr. Vordeman to T. (jristi- 

 cauda of Java, but is distinet. 



] 26. Forbes on rare Birds in the Derby Museum. 



[Notes on some rare Birds in the Lord Derbj' Museiun. By Henry O. 

 Forbes. Bull. Liverp. Mus. iii. p. Gl.j 



Mr. Forbes writes on Zebrilus pumilus, a rare Bittern from 

 Guiana, of Avhich a plate is given, and on the unique speci- 

 men of Porp/]y7'io stanhyi, supposed by some authors to be 

 an albino of Porphyria melanonotus {cf. B. M. Cat. xxiii. 

 p. 205), a fact which Mr. Forbes says it is " difficult to bring 

 oneself to believe.^' The "historical specimen''^ was brought 

 to Europe by Banks, who accompanied Cook on his first 

 voyage ; it is supposed to have been obtained in New 

 Zealand, but this is not certain. 



127. Hartert on the Birds of the Key Islands and oj 

 Ceram-Laut. 



[On the Birds of the Key and South-east Islands and of Ceram-Laut. 

 By Ernst Hartert. Nov. Zool viii. p. 03.] 



Mr. Hartert continues his review of the birds of these 

 groups, the first part of which we have already mentioned 

 (see above, p. 503). Fifty-five more species are added, which 

 brings the total of the avifauna up to sixty-nine. 



128 Harttit on the Birds of Timor-Luut. 



[On a Collection of Birds from the Timor-Laut Islands. By Ernst 

 Hartert. Nov. Zool. viii. p. 1G3.] 



Mr. Kiihn has furnis-hed the Tring Museum with a fine 



