318 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



37. 'Bulletin of the Liverpool Museums' Vol. i. Nos. 3 

 and 4. 



[1. On the Type of the Spotted Green Pigeon, of Latham, in the 

 Derby Museum. 



2. Note on Turdinulus epUepidotus (Tenira.). 



3. Note on a rare Species of Cyanocora.c — C. hei/prhii. 



4. Catalogue of the Picarian Birds (Pici) — Puff-birds, Jacamars, 

 Barbets, Toucans, Honey Guides, and Woodpeckers — in the Derby 

 Museum. By Henry 0. Forbes and Herbert C. Robinson.] 



The double number of the 'Bulletin of the Liverpool 

 Museums ' lately issued contains several ornithological 

 articles. The energetic Director writes on and figures the 

 type of the " Spotted Green Pigeon " of Latham, which is 

 "certainly a Caloenas,^' "^ probably from one of the Pacific 

 Islands," and should be recognized as C. maculata (Gm.). 

 He also writes on Turdinulus epUepidotus (Temm.), and sets 

 straight several vexed questions involved in its nomenclature. 

 A rare species of Cyanucorax (C heilprini Gentry, Pr. Ac. 

 Sc. Phil. 1885j p. 90). is described and figured from a speci- 

 men in the Museum, formerly in the Derby Collection, and 

 said to come from the " Rio Negro.^^ This species a])pears 

 to have been overlooked in the B, M. Cat. vol. iii., but is 

 evidently quite distinct. 



Messrs. Forbes and Robinson continue their catalogue of 

 the birds in the Derby Museum, and treat of the Bucconidse, 

 Galbulidse, Capitonidjse, Rhamphastidas, Lidicatoridse, and 

 Picidse of that splendid collection, in wliich this Order is 

 represented by 1871 specimens belonging to 404? (out of 

 670 described) species. 



38. Campbell on the Australian Bower-birds. 



[Nests, Eggs, and I'lay -grounds of the Australian Ptilouurlujnchince, 

 or Bower-birds, and their Allies. By Archibald J. Campbell, Esq., 

 Melbourne. Proc. R. Physical Soc. Edinb. xiv. p. 1.3.] 



Mr. Campbell describes in full detail the nests, eggs, and 

 playing-bowers of the Australian Bower-birds of the genera 

 Ptilonorhynchus , Aelurmdus, Chlamydodera, Scenopceus, Seri- 

 culus, and Prionodura, and illustrates his notes by many 

 beautiful photographs. The bower of the Great Bower-bird, 



