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transmitted by the brothers Sarasin from Central and 

 Southern Celebes, and the adjoining island of Bonerate 

 between Celebes and Flores. Five new species (or sub- 

 species) are described — Cnjptolopha sarasinorum,Pachi/cephala 

 bonthaina, Melilestes celebensis meridionalis , and Zusterops 

 anomala from South Celebes, and Oriolus boneratensis from 

 Bonerate. Five other species arc new to the Celebeau 

 avifauna. Altogether the Drs. Sarasin have transmitted 

 examples of 20.2 species from Celebes. 



108. Richmond on Birds from Madagascar. 



[Catalogue of a Collection of Birds made by Dr. W. L. Abbott in 

 Madagascar, with Descriptions of three New Species. By Charles W. 

 Richmond. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas. xix. p. 677, 1897.] 



Mr. Richmond describes tlie collection o£ 217 specimens 

 of birds made by Dr. Abbott from February to July 1895 

 in Madagascar, mainly on the east coast, and refers them to 

 83 species. Of these three are new to science — Thalassornis 

 insularis, ^gialitis thoracica, and Copsychus inexpectatus. 

 yEgialitis thoracica has been already described {cf. Ibis, 

 1896, p. 578) ; the two others are now characterized. 



109. Ridgivay on the Birds of the Galapagos. 



[Birds of the Galapagos Archipelago. By Robert Ridgway. Pr. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus. xix. pp. 459-670, 1896.] 



The importance of the study of the Fauna of the Gala- 

 pagos has been recognized ever since Darwin brought to our 

 notice the phenomena which it exhibits. The last account 

 of the remarkable avifauna of the group was that published 

 by Mr. Salvin in 1876 (Trans. Zool. Soc. vol. ix. p. 447). 

 Mr, Ridgway now gives us a new version complete up to 

 the present time, with the worthy object of "collating the 

 knowledge thus far secured and of facilitating further inves- 

 tigations.^' For, as he says, it is quite certain that there is 

 much more to be done before the bird -life of the Galapagos 

 can be deemed so well known as to '* warrant any serious 

 attempt to solve the problems to wliich Darwin first called 

 attention." 



