Recently published Ornithological Works. 249 



Part V., Nov. 1889. 



Ploceus nigerrimus. Munia ferruginosa. 



castaneofuscus. maja. 



Paroaria dominicana. pallida. 



Munia minuta. melasna. 



brunneiceps. forbesi. 



formosana. spectabilis. 



37. Chapman on Amazilia seneo-brunnea. 



[Further Note ou Amazilia ceneo-brunnea. By Frank M. Chapman. 

 Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. ii. p. 182.] 



Mr. Chapman has discovered that his Amazilia tsneo- 

 brunnea (op. cit. p. 163) is an " artefact/' composed of the 

 body of Chrysolampis moschita and the head and neck of 

 Chlorostilbon hteberlini. 



38. Hickson's ' Naturalist in North Celebes.'' 



[A Naturalist in North Celebes, a Narrative of Travels in Miuahassa, 

 the Saugir and Talaut Islands, with Notices of the Fauna, Flora, and 

 Ethnology of the districts visited. By Sydney J. Hickson. London : 

 Murray, 1889.] 



Mr. Hickson's principal object in visiting the Malay Archi- 

 pelago was to study coral-reefs and their structure, for which 

 purpose he selected Talisse Island, situated in the Straits 

 of Banka, north of Celebes, as his principal residence. He 

 also visited the Sangir and Talaut Islands, between Celebes 

 and the Philippines, and made an excursion into Minahassa. 

 Mr. Hickson naturally devoted his chief attention to marine 

 animals, but gives an excellent chapter on the land-fauna of 

 Talisse Island, and introduces other remarks about birds. 

 Mr. Hickson is decidedly of opinion that the white-billed 

 Tanygnathus of Celebes, which has been called T. albirostris, 

 and is regarded by Mr. Wallace as " certainly distinct/' is 

 only the hen of T. muelleri (cf. op. cit. p. 86) . At Salibabu, 

 one of the Talaut Islands, the brilliant little red and blue 

 Lory, Eos indica, was found to be abundant, and numerous 

 living specimens were obtained from the natives. Mr. Hick- 

 son observes that it is curious that this bird should be so 



