Recently published Ornitholot/ical Works. 463 



The two parts recently issued contain pp. 545-598, which 

 finish the account of the CuculidcC; and contain those of the 

 Capitonidse, Rhamphastidae, and Psittaci. Of the Barbets 

 the authors recognize three Central-American species, of 

 the Toucans 10 as occurring within their limits. Of Parrots, 

 iu the arrangement of which Count Salvadori's recently- 

 published catalogue is followed very closely, Messrs. Godman 

 and Salvin acknowledge 34 species as found in Central 

 America. They reinstate Conurus rubritorquis, which at one 

 time Count Salvadori had been unwilling to allow, in its 

 place — having received numerous examples from Salvador 

 and Nicaragua. 



74. Goeldi on the Birds of Para. 



[Boletiu do Maseu Paraonse de Historia Natural e Etlmographia. 

 Vol. i. No. 4.] 



Our excellent correspondent, Dr. Goeldi, sends us a copy 

 of the fourth number of the ' Bulletin of the Para Museum ' 

 which he has lately started. It contains several papers by 

 the Director and his fellow-workers on various subjects 

 connected with the fauna and flora of Lower Amazonia, 

 Amongst these is one by Dr. Goeldi ('Contornos para a 

 Avifauna de Para'), in which he gives a list of the species of 

 l)irds recorded by Natterer, Wallace, and Layard as occurring 

 near Para or on the Lower Amazon, promising further in- 

 formation from himself on the interesting subject on a future 

 occasion. We are pleased to observe that adjacent to the 

 'Museu Paraense de Historia Natural e Etlmographia,' there 

 are a ' Jardim Zoologico ' and a ' Horto Botanico ' associated 

 under Dr. Goeldi's rule. 



75. Hartert on Subspecific and Family Names. 



[Ueber Begriff und Nouieuclatiiv subspecifischer Formeii, nebst Beiuerk- 

 iiugeu iiber die Nomeuclatur der Familien. Voa Enist Hartert. Zool. 

 Anz. uo. 523, 1897.] 



In a recent article in the ' Zool. Anzeiger ' Mr. Hartert 

 raises a discussion as to the best method of writing sul)- 

 specific names, and as to the proper term to be employed for 

 the names of families in classification. When a species is 



