Recently published Ornithological Works. 217 



Falcinellus igneus was shot on a lake in Balls Park in Sep- 

 tember. Other interesting notes are given. 



61. Mela's ' Vertebrata Fennica.' 



[Suomen Liuiraiikoiset, eli luonnontieteellisen Suomen Luurankois- 

 elaimisto. Kirjoitli A. J. Mela. 8vo. Helsingissii : 1882.] 



This is a handbook of the vertebrated animals of Finland, 

 written in Finnish, and consequently rather incomprehensible 

 to the world in general. It is illustrated by occasional wood- 

 cuts. Two hundred and seventy-four species of birds are 

 included as inhabitants of Finland. 



62. Muller on the Birds of the Island of Salanga. 



[Die Ornis der Insel Salanga, so wie Beitriige zur Ornitliologie der 

 Halbinsel Malakka. Ein zoogeograpliische Studie. Inaugural-Dissertation 

 ziir Erlaiigimg der Doctorwiirde der philosopbischen Facultiit der Univer- 

 sitat Erlangen, vorgelegt von August Muller. 8vo. Hamburg : 1882.] 



About 1000 bird-skins, transmitted to Berlin by Capt. 

 J. Weber from Tongkah, in the Siamese island of Salanga, 

 on the western coast of the Malaccan peninsula, form the 

 basis of this memoir. The collection was made in less than 

 a year, and embraces fine series of many of the species, which 

 are all together 155 in number. Two species are described as 

 new, Criniger cabanisi and Gecinus iveberi. Two examples 

 of Ampeliceps coronatus were in the collection. Careful 

 notes are given on points of distribution and geographical 

 variation. On the moot question of Buceros (Rhytidoceros) 

 undulatus and subruficollis, Herr Miiller agrees with Blasius 

 and Nehrkorn in doubting the existence of two species. To 

 the account of the species is appended an excellent essay 

 upon the geographical relationship of the Salangan ornis, 

 illustrated by tables showing the distribution of every 

 species. 



63. Nulling on Birds from Costa Rica. TZ 



[On a Collection of Bu-ds from tbe Hacienda " La Palma," Gulf of Ni- 

 coya, Costa Rica. By C. C. Nivlting. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1882, X 

 p. 382.] ' 



