182 Recently published OrnUholoyical Works. 



10. Hartert's Notes on African Birds. 



[Notes on African Birds. By Dr. Ernst Hartert. Nov. Zool. xiv. 

 p. 484 (1907).] 



Several large African collections of birds have lately been 

 received at Tring, but, owing to the pressure of other "work, 

 have not yet been thoroughly studied. Dr. Hartert now 

 reviews the species of Textor and other Weavers, and 

 describes Plocejyasser mahali ansorgei, Malimbus malimbica 

 melanobrephos^ and Ploceus ocularius po as new. He is of 

 opinion that too many genera of Ploceidse are usually recog- 

 nised, in which we are quite disposed to agree with him. 



11. Hellmayr on Birds from the Rio Madeira, Brazil, 



[On a Collection of Birds made by IMr. W. Iloffnians on the Rio 

 Madeira, Brazil. By C. E. Hellmayr. Nov. Zool. xiv. no. 2, p. 343 



(1907).] 



IMr. Hoflfmans (see ' Ibis/ 1907, p. 491) lately made an 

 expedition to the Rio JSiadeira, and collected birds at several 

 places on its banks. ]VIr. Hellmayr has worked out the 

 results in his usual careful and methodical manner. 



The specimens are referred to 197 species and subspecies, 

 of which Cijpsnagra ruficollis pallidigula, Nemosia flavicollis 

 centralis, and Rhaniphocanus melanurus amazonum appear to 

 be now described for the first time. A beautiful plate, 

 drawn by Keulemans, illustrates Anoplops melanosticta and 

 A. hoffmansi. The collection is very rich in Pipridae and 

 Formicariidse. Of the former family it contains good series 

 of the splendid Pipra nattereri and Chiroxiphia regina, and 

 an adult male of Neopipo cinnamomea. 



A few more synonyms would have been desirable in the 

 case of some of the species the familiar names of which 

 have been recently altered, e. g., Myospiza mnnimbe and 

 Deconychura longicauda. Nor is it correct to call a species 

 " Granatellus pelzelni pelzelni Scl.^^ Sclater maintains that 

 he is quite guiltless of having coined such an objectionable 

 compound, and regrets that his name should have been 

 attached to it. 



