328 Recently published Ormthological Works. 



Fam. PsiTTACIDvE. 



Amongst the Parrots are several specimens of a Conurus 

 resembling in every respect C. holochlorus, except that the 

 chin and upper throat are scarlet. It thus becomes C. ru bri- +" 

 torquis, Scl., described from a menagerie specimen from an 

 unknown locality (P. Z. S. 1886, p. 538, pi. 56). In his 

 recent Catalogue of the Psittaci, Count Salvadori (Cat. Birds 

 Brit. Mas. xx. p. ]90) has placed this name as a synonym of 

 C. holochlorus ; but now that we find the distinctive character 

 localized in this part of Central America, this verdict must 

 be reconsidered. 



ACCIPITKES. 



A pair of an Accipiter agree precisely with a Venezuelan 

 -L example of A. salvini (Ridgway), but it is questionable whether 

 this form is really distinct from A. chionogaster (Kp.). 



C o L u M B .E. 

 A specimen of Geotrygon alhifacies agrees exactly with 

 Mexican and Guatemalan examples, and proves that the 

 species has a wider southern extension than has been hitherto 

 -J- supposed. Columba fasciata is also represented. 



Galling. 



A female specimen of a Penelopina may belong to P. nigra, 

 but more specimens are necessary to decide whether this is 

 so, or whether it should be referred to a distinct species. 

 Anyhow, this is the first instance of the genus Penelopina 

 being recorded outside the limits of Guatemala. 



XXVII. — Notices of recent Ornithological Publications. 



[Cmi tinned from p. 179.] 



28. Barboza du Bocage on the Birds of St. Thomas, West 

 Africa. 



[Oiseaux de I'lle St, Thome. Par J. V. Barboza du Bocage. Joru, 

 Sci. Math. Phys. e Nat. Lisboa, 2" ser. no. 0, p. 77, 1891.] 



M. F. Newton visited several localities in the Island of 



