118 Recent Ornithological Publicatiuns. 



before us, aud extremely grateful are we to Mr. Gray for it. 

 Omitting synonyms, it enumerates 1497 genera and subgenera, 

 aud 6057 species, while a few moi*e of each are added in the 

 " Errata and Appendix," bringing the whole up to the time of 

 printing off the last sheet, the beginning of December, we believe ; 

 and this first part, we understand, comprehends, as near as may 

 be, one-half the entire work. The second part, we are told, is 

 in a far-advanced state, and we confidently look forward to being 

 able to congratulate the author on its completion in the course 

 of the year. Mr. Gray, in his numerous publications, has set 

 such an excellent example to others by almost invariably in- 

 cluding an index to the genera and species mentioned in them, 

 that we trust he will not omit that indispensable adjunct to the 

 present work, whei'e it is undoubtedly most urgently required, 

 and we hope he will kindly pai'don our suggesting the want. 



Among the " untiring divinities " of the ornithological 

 Olympus, few have known less rest than Mr. Gould ; but during 

 the past year he has, if we are not mistaken, outdone any of his 

 previous labours — to say nothing of those of his compeers. Here 

 is a list of them : — 



Part II. of the second edition of the ' Monograph of the Tro- 

 gonidcB,' published "March 1st, 1869," contains figures of: — 



Pharomacrus pavoninus. Brazil. 

 Prionotelus teranurus. Cuba. 

 Trogon elegans. Honduras. 



surucua. Paraguay. 



aurantius. Brazil. 



viridis. Trinidad, Northern 



S. America. 

 Troctes masscnse. Guatemala, 



Costa Rica. 



Harpactes hodgsoni. India. 



ardens. Philippine Islands. 



kasumba. Malacca, Sumatra, 



Borneo. 



reinvvardti. Java. 



mackloti. Sumatra. 



orescius. Java. 



But it is fair to add that the plates representing the oriental 

 species are reproduced from the ' Birds of Asia,^ though the 

 letterpress accompanying them is rewritten. 

 T , ' Part XX^. of this last-named work, published "April 1st, 1869," 



gives us portraits of : — 



