CONTENTS OP XUMBEli XIll.-SIXTlI SERIES. 



I. List of the Birds of Heligoland as r.-eordwl bv Ilorr Giitke. ''^'^ 



By Hk.nuy Skkoiim \ j 



II. A short Kevie.v of the Francolias "bior.-ing to the Genera 

 J-rancolunis and PUraistes. By W. U. Oou.viK,GKi.NT ( Xat 



Hisr. Mas.). (Plate I.) ^ * 3.> 



J II. Some further Notes on the Periods occupie 1 liy Birds in the 



Incubation of their Eg-g. liy William EvIxs, F.K.S.E 55 

 IV. A few Remarks on Mr. Oatcs's 'Birds of British India.' By 



U . E. Bkooks 5!) 



V. Description of a new Species of Wren from North-e'astJndia,* 

 together with an Account of its Nest and Eggs. Bv E. C.' 

 Stewakx Bakkr, District Superintendent of' Police," Nurtli 



Caohar. (Plate II.) .02 



\'I. Ontheln.iian Museum and its Cullection of Birds. By w' L 



ScLATHH, M.A., E.Z.S., Deputy Superintendent . . ." " (55 

 \ . On the Birds of Tsu-sima, Jai)an. Bv Hi.;ni{y SiOF.BonM . 87 



Mil. Descri])tioiis of some new Si)ecies of liiids from the Eastern 

 Coast of^ the Mahiyan Peninsula, By W. 11. Davisox, 



F.Z.S., Baffle's ilnseum, Singapore ' Dt) 



IX. On the Biid. of Madagascar, and their Connection' with 

 Native Folk-lore, Proverbs, and Siip.>rstit:ions. By the 



Bev, Jajviks SiBREK, Jr., F.R.G.S.— Pait IV 103 



X. On the Avifauna of the Lower Pikomavo. BvJ. GiUiiui 

 Kkkk, Naturalist to the Pilconiavo Expedition. With 

 Notes l)y the Edftor. (Plate III.) . loj 



XI. On the Birds e .llected by Mr. F. J. Jackson,' f'.Z.S., 'during 

 lus receJit Expedition to Uganda throuuli the Territory 

 of the Imperial J>ritis!i East- African Company. By 11 

 ]JowDLER SiiAKPE, LL.l)., F.L.S., &c. With ' Notes bv 

 theCoUector.— Part III. (Plate IV.) .... ' 15> 



X 11. Xotices of recent Ornithological Publications :— 



1. Allen on Mixlniiliaii'.sTvjies ](j4 



2. Allen on the Birds of Minto Gdsso . * .' . . ' !().> 



3. Barnes on Nest^ and Eijgs of We.- tern India . '. '. ! I " 



4. BLickley and Ilarvie-Brown's 'Vertebrate Fauna .,f' 166 



the Orkney I.slands ' , I 



•'). Dubois on tlie CLl^.siti(*tio^ of Birds . . . . [ [ / 



6. Fiirbringer on recent .^-ogress in A^ian Auatoniy . .' l' ^^^ 



7. Godman and Sab ^-'^ ' Biologia Centrali-Aniericana' ! . 168 



8. llagert!': ■ ■ • , 



5). Hartert... , ,.. ; [ [ [ ' ' l'^^ 



10. Ilartert on BiJ-v. ..v,.L .. ao, I'liilippities' '. . 



11. Ilyrnaday's Taxidermy and Zoological Colleetin ' 



12. Leverkiilin on rallas?i Sand-Grcu.se ...?... 



13. Lucas on the 0.steo^-v of the 7V/;vV,p ' ( "''^ 



14. ]>ucas on the Toiifi",^of the r/vW////W .' i 



15. Me_\er on a sinuiiliu' Variety of the Pail ridge . . t 172 

 '10. Olphe-Galliard oni the Birds of the Enyivons of Lyons f 



J/. Ou.stalet on the Birds of Piitagoiiia \ , .17;} 



16. Oustalet on two new Birds ! ! . 174 



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