CONTENTS OE NUMBER X.— SIXTH SERIES. 



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 XVIII. Notes on Birds observed in Switzerland ; chiefly in the Can- 

 t-ons of Vaud and Neuchatel. Ey Howard Sattndees, 



F.L.S., F.Z.S 157 



XIX. On the Birds of the Volcano Islands. By Henrt Sbebohm, 



r.Z.S. 189 



XX. On a supposed new Species of Petrel of the Genus CEstrelata, 

 from the Kermadec Islands. By Osbekt Salvin, M.A., 



F.R.S., &c 192 



XXI. On the Birds of Madagascar, and their Connection with 

 Native Folk-lore, Proverbs, and Superstitions. By the , 



Rev. James Sibkee, Jr., F.R.G.S.— Part 1 194 



XXII. Some Comparative Osteological Notes on the North-Ameri- 

 can Kites. By R. W. Shtjfeldt, C.M.Z.S 228 



XXIII. On the Birds collected by Mr. F. J. Jackson, F.Z.S., during 

 his recent Expedition to Uganda through the Territory 

 of the Imperial British East-African Company. By R. 

 BowDLEE Sharpe, LL.D., F.Z.S., &c. With Notes by the 



Collector.— Part I. (Plates IV.-VI.) 233 



XXIV. Letters from Mr. J. Graham Kerr, Naturalist to the 



Pilcomayo Expedition 260 



XXV. On a new Finch of the Genus PJimcticus, from Gruateraala. 



By OsBERT Salvin and F. DuCane Godman .... 272 

 XXVI. Description of a new Species of Zosterojps from the Seven 



Islands, Japan. By Henry Seebohm 273 



XXVII. Notices of recent Ornithological Publications : — 



31. Blasius on the Birds of Great Sanghir and Siao . . . 274 



32. Chapman on Birds from British Columbia .... I o-«- 



33. Clarke on Birds from Hudson's Bay | "^'^ 



34. Dubois's Report on the Ornitliological Observations J 



made in Belgium in 1887-8-9 [276 



35. Godman and Salvin's ' Biologia Centrali-Americana ' ) 



36. Grieg on a new Hybrid Grouse J 077 



37. Grieg on the Birds of the Husa Islands | 



38. Hartert's Ornithological Notices j 



39. Heine and Reichenow on the Birds of the Museum > 278 



Heineanuni | 



40. Jameson's 'Story of the Rear Column' 1 



41. Leverkiihn on former Pomeranian Bird-life . . . . > 280 



42. Leverkiihn on Variations in Colour in Birds .... I 



43. Lucas on an Expedition to Funk Island 281 



44. Meyer on Pelecaniis molince I qqo 



45. North on the Nests and Eggs of Austrahan Birds . . ( " 



46. Oates's ' Birds of British India ' 283 



47. Olphe-Galliard on the Usefulness of Birds . . . . ) 



48. Palmer on Birds observed during the Cruise of the i 284 



« Grampus ' in 1887 \ 



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