574 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



The following new generic names appear to be first 

 published in this volume : — Aspatha, Sharpe, for Prionites 

 gularis, Lafr. ; Gymnoleemus, Grant, for Anthracoceros 

 marchii, Oust. ; Ptilolamus, Grant, for Buceros tickelli, 

 Blyth ; and Ortholophns, Grant, for Buceros albocristatus , 

 Cassin. 



The following species are figured : — Dicrocercus hirun- 

 dineus, D. fur cat us, Melittophagus cyanostictus, M. meri- 

 dionalis, M. pusiUus, Eurystomus orientalis, E. calonyx, E. 

 solomonensis, E. azureus, Alcedo quadynbrachys, A. guentlieri, 

 Ceryle aquatorialis, C. stictoptera, Halcyon torquatus, H. 

 forbesi, H. lualimbicus, H. armstrongi, H. solomonis, H. chloris, 

 H. humii, Momotus bartletti, M. subrufescens, M. microste- 

 phanus, M. ceguatorialis, Colius leucotis, C. affinis, Lophoceros 

 jacksoni, L. damarensis, Trogon bolivianus, Hapaloderma vit- 

 tatum, and Harpactes dulitensis. 



113. Shufeldt on Fossil Birds from the Upper Pliocene. 



[Fossil Birds from the Eqiuis Beds of Oregon. By Dr. R. W. Shufeldt. 

 Amer. Nat. 1891, p. 818.] 



This is a brief abstract of a memoir (shortly to be pub- 

 lished) on a large collection of bird-bones from the Upper 

 Pliocene of the Silver-Lake region in Oregon. These speci- 

 mens are referred to 51 species, of which many are new, 

 and amongst them is a new Flamingo, Phcenicopterus copei. 

 All the species are referable to modern genera. 



114. Smith on the Great Bustard in Wilts. 



[Recent Occurrence of the Great Bustard in Wilts. By the Rev. A. 

 C. Smith. 8vo. Devizes, 1891.] 



The Rev. A. C. Smith gives particulars of a specimen of 

 Otis tarda which was shot on Feb. 5th last year in Alington 

 IVIead, on the Avon, about three miles from Chippenham. 

 Six other specimens were obtained in different southern 

 counties about the same period, all females. The last pre- 

 viously recorded occurrence of this bird in Wilts was in 

 1871.' 



