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from the collector. The one new species contained in the collection has 

 been described by Mr. Ridgway as Geotklvpis flavovelatus. (See antea, p. 

 330). — F. M. C. 



Richmond on New Species of Birds. ' —Mr. Richmond here describes 

 u&Lgialitis thoracica, apparently most nearly related to ^-E. varia, and 

 Pklegopsis saturata, a Nicaraguan representative of the Panama P. 

 macleannani. — F. M. C. 



Dr. Abbott's Collections from Asia. 2 — The two papers here cited are 

 detailed lists of the birds collected by Dr. Abbott, giving the data of each 

 specimen, including color of the irides, bill, and feet. The first paper 

 is based on 746 specimens, referable to 18S species; the second, on 210 

 specimens, representing 98 species. Cyanccula abbotti from Ladak, 

 Merula mem fa intermedia from Eastern Turkestan, and -PUgialitis pamir- 

 ensis from Pamir, are described as new. — F. M. C. 



Dr. Abbott's Collections from the Seychelles and other Islands. 3 — This 

 paper is an important contribution to our knowledge of the distribution of 

 birds in these Madagascan islands. Sixteen land birds are recorded from 

 the Seychelles group, eight from the Amirante group, four from Assump- 

 tion Island, eight from Gloriosa Island, and twenty from Aldabra Island. 

 Dr. Abbott's field-notes relate almost wholly to the birds of the last named 



1 1. Description of a New Species of Plover from the East Coast of Mada- 

 gascar. By Charles W. Richmond. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., X, March 14, 

 1896, p. 53. 



2. Description of a New Species of Ant Thrush from Nicaragua. By Charles 

 W. Richmond, Assistant Curator of the Department of Birds. Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., XVIII, p. 625. 



2 1. Catalogue of a Collection of Birds made by Dr. W. L. Abbott in 

 Kashmir, Balistan and Ladak, with Notes on Some of the Species, and a 

 Description of a New Species of Cyanecula. By Charles W. Richmond, 

 Assistant Curator of the Department of Birds. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVIII, 

 1896, pp. 45 I -5°3- 



2. Catalogue of a Collection of Birds made by Dr. W. L. Abbott, in East- 

 ern Turkestan, the Thian-Shan Mountains, and Tagdumbash Pamir, Central 

 Asia, with Notes on Some of the Species. By Charles W. Richmond, Assist- 

 ant Curator of the Department of Birds Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., XVIII, 1896, 

 PP- 5 6 9-576. 



3 On Birds Collected by Doctor W. L. Abbott in the Seychelles, Amirantes, 

 Gloriosa, Assumption, Aldabra, and Adjacent Islands, with Notes on Habits, 

 etc., by the Collector. By Robert Ridgway, Curator of the Department of 

 Birds. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVIII, 1896, pp. 509-546. 



