186- Notices respecling New Books. 



Ti-ibus Tenuirostrf.s. Fani. Cinnyrid^? 



Pomatorhinus. Char, essent. Rostrum validiusculum, in- 

 tegrum, ultra nares abruptius compressum. Naves operculo 

 conieo, convexo tectae. Ala: rotundatae. Cauda elongata. 

 Unguis hallucis validior. 



P. montanus. P. castaneus, capite cinerescente-nigro, 

 strio-a oculari de rostri basi supra oculos ad nucham extensa 

 gula pectoreque nWns.—Bokhrk, of the Javanese. It belongs 

 to those tribes of birds which in Java are found exclusively in 

 forests, covering mountains that have an elevation of about 

 7000 feet above the level of the ocean. 



Ordo Rasores. Fam. Tetraonid^e. 



Perdix perso7iata. P. siqira fusca subtus cinereo-fuscescens, 

 gula collo antice et ad latera lineaque superciliari albis, pileo 

 coUoque postice et torque collari nigris, alis abdomine crissp- 

 nue maculis transversis lunulatis nigris et castaneis.— Formerly 

 P. orientalis of Dr. Horsfield. Inhabits the elevated woods 

 of the province of Blambangan, near the eastern extremity of 

 Java. 



Ordo Grallatores. Fam. ARDEiDiE. 



Ardea spcciosa. A. cristata alba, dorso nigro, collo supre- 

 mo flavescente antice pectoreque rufis, rostro basi albente. — 

 Blekko-irmg, of the Javenese : A. malacccnsis, and A. senc- 

 galensis, Linn. ed. Gmel. Very abundant in Java. 



Fam. Scolopacid^. 



Scolopax saturafa. S. saturato-fusco castaneoque varia, 

 supra fasciis alternis ina^qualibus, collo antice pectoreque aequa- 

 libus, abdomine et crisso dilutioribus, occipite obscuris. — TeJc- 

 Jcen, of the Javanese; Inhabits the forests of Mount Prahu. 



Fam. RALLiDiE. 



Parra superciliosa. P. atro-viridis nitens, lineis supercilia- 

 ribus albis, dorso alisque viridi-olivaceo nitentibus, remigibus 

 nio-ris, uropygio caudaque castaneo-rufis nitore violaceo.— • 

 Pichisan, of the Javanese. Found on the continent of India, 

 and in the islands of the Indian Archipelago. 



Ordo Natatores. Fam. Anatid^e. 

 Anas arcuata. A. supra nigrescente fusca subtus castanea 

 abdomine saturatiore subvinaceo, alis supra medium badiis, 

 collo lunulis nigris arcuato, plumis dorsalibus arcuatim fascia 

 badia terminatis, capite supra nuchaque fuscis, gula pallidiore. 

 — Mcliivis, of the Javanese. 



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