506 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



femur and some at least of the femoral muscles of the Diuo- 

 sauria are distinctly avian and not reptilian in character. 

 The third trochanter of mammals, standing in relation to 

 gluteal muscles only^ is not homologous with the structure 

 so called in the animals under consideration. 



I 111. Dubois on the Existing Species of Pelicans. 



[Remarqiies siu- les Oiseaux du genre Pelican (relecanus). Par M. 

 Alplionse Dubois. Bull. Mus. R. d'llist. Nat. Belgique, t. ii. p. 1.] 



After considering the monographical papers on this genus 

 by Messrs Schlegel and Elliot, and the various contributions 

 by Sclater, Barboza du Bocage, Heuglin, Brehm, Oustalet, 

 and others, the author endeavours to show that there are 

 only six valid species. These he states as follows : — 1. P. 

 onocratalus and vars. minor and sharpei; 2. P. crispus ; 

 3. P. phllippensis and v?ir. rufescens ; 4. P. erythrorhynchus', 

 5. P. conspicillatus ; 6. P.fuscus and var. molime. The cor- 

 rectness of this view of the subject may be open to question, 

 but there can be no doubt that this paper contains a care- 

 fully drawn-up revision of the group. 



112. Durnford on the Birds of Walney Island. 



[List of Birds found in the Neighbourhood of Walney Island, with 

 notes. By W. A. Durnford. 8vo. Barnsley: 188.3.] 



The long, narrow, low -lying island of Walney extends for 

 about eleven miles along the coast of Lancashire ; and the 

 two extremities being little frequented are favourable to the 

 breeding of many birds, especially aquatic species. This 

 list is not, however, limited to the birds observed on the 

 island itself, but comprises those which occur in a large 

 portion of the Lake District, including parts of West Cum- 

 berland, "Westmoreland, and North Lancashire. Species 

 which might be expected to occur within these limits, but 

 which are not yet recorded, are the Hawfinch, Turtle-Dove, 

 Green Sandpiper, and Ruff. 



113. Dybowski on the Puffins of Kamtschatka. 



[Observations sur les Oiseaux de la Famille des Mormonides. Par le 

 Dr. B. Dybowski. Bull. Soc. Zool. de France, 1882, p. 290.] 



