BULLETIN 49, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or 

 Perching Birds, in the Collection of the 

 British Museum. Oligomyoda', or the fam- 

 ilies Tijrannida', Oi-i/rJiainphidw, Fipridcv, 

 CoUngidcp, Phytotom\(hi\ I'liilepittidcc, Pit- 

 tidw, Xenicidw, and EurtiUvmidcv. Pp. i- 

 xix, 1-494, pis. i-xxvi, 8vo, London, 1888. 

 (Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., Vol. XIV.) 



A descriptive catalogue of tlae known species of 

 the above-mentioned families. Tlie species enu- 

 merated are 605 in number, referred to 142 genera, 

 and represented in tbe collection of the British 

 Musenm by 7,360 specimens, each one of ■whicli is 

 catalogued with the locality whence it came. 

 Threenewgeneraarecreated, viz, Ochthoriiis, Oce- 

 notriecus and Coracopitta; tlie new term Calopitta 

 is adopted for a section of Pitta; Bonaparte's MS. 

 name Ldthrwuoma is published as a synonym of 

 Anlia; Keichenbach's genus llimra is emended to 

 Helimira. and the two species Empidochanes 

 salvini and Ohloropipo holochlora are described. 

 Tlie following species are figured: Agriornis pol- 

 lens, A.insolen.s; A.solitaria, Tcenioptera holuspio- 

 dia, Ochthodiceta fusco-rufus. Oehthoeca leucome- 

 topa, O. citrinifrons, O. pulchella, Platyrliynchiis 

 flavigularis, P. albvndarii, Euscarthmus ruisatus, 

 E. impiger, Leptnpogun eri/tlirops, Tyrannisciis cin- 

 ereiceps, T. gracilipcs, EJai.iea olivina, Khyneho- 

 cyclus fulvipectus, Hirystes albocinereus, Muscivora 

 occidentalis, cT,?; Ctiipodectes suhhrunne'us,Myi- 

 obius fiavicans, M.ronnmce, Geratopipra ira- 

 cunda, Heteropelma wnllacit, IT. fla vicapiUum; H. 

 igniceps, HetcroccvciiH ainantiivcrtex, JSadrosto- 

 mus homochroiis, d', $ , PacIn/rltain^Jhussjiodiurus, 

 (f, ?, and lodopjleura Icxicopygia. 



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Argentine Ornithology. A descriptive 



catalogue of the Birds of the Argentine 



Republic. By P. L. Sciater, with notes 



on their habits by W. H. Hudson. Vol. 



I, pp. i-xxiv, 1-208, pis. i-x (1888); Vol. 



II, pp. i-xv, 1-251, pis. xi-xx (1889). 

 Royal 8vo, London, 1888-89. 



A history of the birds of the Argentine Repub- 

 lic, containing tlieir descriptions, notes on their 

 habit.s, and some of tlieir synonyms. The total 

 number of species assigned tothe" Argentine Avi- 

 fauna is 434, of which tlie following are figured : 

 Mimus triurus, Clndun crJnilzi, Cyclorhin ochro- 

 cejjhala, C.altirostiit!. i^tfjiluDidjihorutt Icucoceplia- 

 lu.s, Saltatricula multicolor, 2[olothru.'i bndius, 21. 

 riifoaxillaris,\)n\\. ; Td'iiiojiti'ra nibrtra,Phytotoma 

 riitila, cT, ? ; Huinorus lophotes, Diymornisbrid- 

 gesi, Ghcetocercus bvrmelsteri, Hydiopsalis furci- 

 fera, Goecyztia cinereus, Comirus molince, Bolbo- 

 rhynchunayinara, liuteo siraiDndni, Ardi'ttainvol- 

 vcris, Cygiivs nigricollis, Pallns niaciilatus, and 

 Not.linra da ru'ini. Lists are appended of the prin- 

 cipal authorities upon the Ornithology of the 

 Argentine Republic, and tlie principal localities 

 mentioned in the worli where collections were 

 made. 



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Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or 

 Perching I^iirds, in the Collection of the 

 British Museum. Irachcophonw, or tlie 

 families Dendroi-olaptida\ Formicariidn', 

 Conopophagida', and J'feropfochida'. Pp. 

 i-xvii, 1-371, pis. i-xx, 8vo, London, 

 1890. (Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., Vol. XV.) 



A descriptive catalogue of the known species 

 of the above-mentioned families, embracing 531 

 species, referred to 92 genera, rejiresented in the 

 collection of the Briti.sh Museum by 4,482 speci- 

 mens. The genus ThamnochariR .ind the two 

 species Cereomacra hypomelcena and Liosccles 

 eritliacus are described a.s new. The following 

 species are figured: Geositta crasHrostris, Furna- 

 rius torridiin, Synallaxis adusta, Siptomis subcris- 

 tata{Sy}iallaxissubcnstataonY>'ia,te),Phacelodomus 

 riifipomis, Automolus holostictus, A. ridndus, 

 Philydor erythronotux, P. consobrinug, Dendrornis 

 polystictus, Thamyiophilus cethiops, j', ^ ; T. ni- 

 griceps, T. inaignis, cT, ? ; !'■ albinuchalis, cf • ? ; 

 Mynnotherula erythrura, H". ^ : Hypocnemig lepi- 

 diinota, rt", 9. Grallaria haplonota, G . erythrotis, 

 G. nifo-cinerea, and G./ulviventris. 



Tlie Geographical Distribution of Birds ; 

 an address delivered before the Second 

 International Ornithological Congress at 

 Budapest, May, 1891. Pp. 1-45, 8vo, 

 Budapest, 1891. 



An address on the recent .advances iu our 

 knowledge of tlie geographical distribution of 

 birds, being a review of' the principal additions 

 made to the literature of geographical ornithol- 

 ogy since 1875. 



(Seepaper No. 1128.) 

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Catalogue of the Picaria? in the Collec- 

 tion of the British Museum. Scansores 

 and Coccyges, containing the families 

 Rhamphastida', Galbulida>, and Bncconidm. 

 8vo, London, 1891. (Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 

 XIX, pp. 122-208, pis. vi-x.) 



A descriptive catalogue of the known species 

 of Rharnpkastidce, Galbulidce and Bucconidre, com- 

 prising 18 genera and 123 .species, represented in 

 the national collection by 1,335 specimens. Each 

 specimen is catalogued with the locality where it 

 was obtained. Brachygalba fulciventris is de- 

 scribed as a new species, and the following species 

 are figured: Ptemglossvs didymus, Aulacorham- 

 plnis erythrognathus, A, calorhynchus, A. whitelya- 

 ntu, and A. cyanolcemus. 



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 A new List of Chilian Birds. Compiled 

 by the late Harry Berkeley James, with 

 a preface by P. L. Sciater. Pp. i-vii, 1- 

 15, royal 8vo, Loudon, 1892. 



A list of 255 species and their native names, by 

 the late H. B. James, with a preface containing an 

 obituary notice of the author by Mr. Sciater. 



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The Book of Antelopes. By P. L. Scia- 

 ter and Oldiield Thomas. Illustrated by 

 Joseph Wolf and J. Smit. Part I, pp. 

 1-57, 4to, 1895. 



An illustrated monograph of the antelopes, in- 

 cluding their synonymy, characters, history, and 

 habits! The species treated of are: Bubalis bus- 

 ciaphvs, Ji. inajiir, B. tora, B.swaynei, B.ctikei, B. 

 caama, B.jacksoni,B. liehtensteini. and Damaliscus 

 hunteri. The following species are figured: Bub- 

 alis buselaphvs, B. S2vaynei, B. cokei, B. caa)iia, B. 

 lichteyisteini, and Ddmaliscus hunteri. Part I in- 

 cludes the genera Bubalis and Damaliscv^. 



(For list of jmblications subsequent to December, 1894, see Appendix. ) 



