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VIII. Remarks on Pitta lowjipennis Reichenow and Pitta 

 reicJienowi M&dnriisz. By R. Bowdlek Sharpe, LL.D. (Plate IV.) 91 



IX. On the Silver-Pheasants of Burma. By Eugene W. 

 Oates, F.Z.S 93 



X. On the Genera Xenerpestes and Metopothrix. By Hans, 

 Graf von Berlepsch 106 



XI. Additional Remarks on certain Species of American 

 Gallina). By W. R. Ogilvie-Grant 108 



XII. Notices of recent Ornithological Puhlications : — 



1. 'Annals of Scottish Natural History' li:'> 



2. Arrigoni degli Oddi on the Harlequin Duck in Italy . 114 



3. 'The Auk' 114 



4. ' The Avicultural Magazine ' 116 



5. Benham on an Egg of a Moa 116 



6. Berlepsch on new South-American Birds . . . .116 



7. Burturlin on some Birds of Eastern Livonia . . . 117 



8. Brewster on North-American Birds 117 



9. Coburn's Ornithological Expedition to North Iceland. 117 



10. Coburn on Anser gambcli 118 



11. 'The Emu' 118 



12. Erlanger on the Ornithology of Abyssinia, Galla-land, 



and Somali-land 119 



13. Finn on Abrupt Variation 119 



14. Fisher on vanishing Game-Birds 119 



15. Gadow on Phalacrocorax Jiarrisi 120 



16. Hartert on his Travels and Researches 120 



17. Hartert on the Birds of the Kangean Islands . . . 122 



18. Hett on Popular and Local Bird-names 122 



19. Johnston on the Birds of Uganda 122 



20. Legge on the Birds of Tasmania 124 



21. Madanisz on a new Blue-throat 125 



22. Mearns on three new North- American Birds . . .125 



23. Neumann on the Results of his last African Expedition. 125 



24. Neumann on new African Birds 126 



25. Newton's ' Ootheca Wolleyana ' 126 



