Recently published Ornithological Works. 381 



93. Reichenoiv on Foreign Cage-Birds. 



[Vogelbilcler aus fernen Zonen. Atlas der bei uns eingefiihrten aus- 

 landisclien Vogel, mit erlauterudem Text. Allen Naturfreundeii, insbe- 

 sondere den Liebhabern auslandischer Stubenvogel und Besuchern zoolo- 

 gischer Garten, gewidmet von Dr. Ant. Reichenow. Lief. 5-10. Folio. 

 Cassel: 1880-82.] 



These six numbers are devoted to different groups of Psit- 

 tacidse, arranged mostly according to their countries. The 

 colouring is apparently done by colour-printings to which the 

 decided colours of the Parrots offer great advantages. The 

 figures are nicely drawn by Miitzel. 



94. Report of the Committee on German Birds. 



[VI. Jaliresbericht (1881) des Ausschusses fiir Beobacbtnngsstationen 

 der Vogel Deutschlands. Separatabdruck ans Caban. Journ. fiir Orni- 

 thologie, Jahi'g. 1883, Januar-IIeft. Naumburg a. S.] 



A separate copy of the sixth report of the Committee for 

 the observation of the birds of Germany (for the year 1881), 

 which appeared in the first number of the ' Journal fiir Orni- 

 thologie ' of the present year^ has been kindly sent us by Dr. 

 R. Blasius, a member of the Committee. After a list of the 

 observers and an account of the rules laid down for their 

 guidance, a systematic resume is given of their observations 

 upon altogether 245 species of birds, concerning which many 

 interesting facts are recorded. 



95. Ridgway on Birds collected by Mr. Nutting in Costa 

 Rica. 



[Catalogue of a Collection of Birds made in the Interior of Costa Rica 

 by Mr. C. 0. Nutting. By Robert Ridgway. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 

 vol. V. p. 493.] 



M.r. Hidgway now gives us accurate lists of the collections 

 made by IVTr. Nutting during his recent excursion to Costa 

 Rica in the interior of the country, an account of the col- 

 lection made on the Pacific seaboard having been already 

 published {v. s. p. 217). On the Volcano of Irazii Mr. Nut- 

 ting obtained examples of 32 species, amongst which were 



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