Recently published Ornithological Works. 1 1 3 



Amazilia aneobmnnea is based on a single specimen in the 

 American Museum of Natural History, said to be from 

 Bogota. It is quite a distinct species, but. comes nearest to 

 A. laivrencii, Elliot. 



11. Chapman on the Genus Xiphorliynchus. 



[A Revision of the Genus Xiphorliynchus, Swainson, with Descriptions 

 of two new Species. By Frank M. Chapman. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. 

 Hist. ii. p. 153.] 



Mr. Chapman has revised the species of the peculiar Den- 

 drocolaptine genus Xiphorliynchus , having for his material 

 the specimens of the Lafresnaye Collection, those of the 

 U. S. N. Museum, and of the Lawrence, Maximilian, and Ver- 

 reaux Collections now in the American Museum of Natural 

 History. He describes three species as new, namely, X. vene- 

 zuelensis (the Venezuelan form of X. trochilirostris), X. dorsi- 

 maculatus, based on a single specimen supposed to be from 

 Cayenne, and X. rufidorsalis from Matto Grosso (H. H. Smith) . 

 Altogether nine species are recognized, of which a key is 

 given. Mr. Chapman has " not examined" X. pucherani, 

 which is unquestionably a good species of this genus, and 

 not of Drymornis, as he suggests. 



12. Dalgleish on Nests and Eggs from Paraguay. 



[Notes on a Collection of Birds and Eggs from the Republic of Paraguay; 

 By J. J. Dalgleish, M.B.O.U. Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. x. p. 73.] 



Mr. Dalgleish gives interesting notes on the nesting and 

 eggs of 28 species of birds collected by his former corre- 

 spondent in Uraguay, who has now settled in Paraguay, in 

 the Estancia of Ytanu, about 80 miles south of Asuncion. 

 The species were determined by the Editor of this Journal 

 from specimens sent to him by Mr. Dalgleish. Three eggs 

 of Chauna chavaria taken from the nest on Dec. 20th, 1887 

 are described as " of an elongated oval form, and dull white 

 colour, measuring on an average 3£-g by 2£ inches." 



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