132 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



manner, the osseons structure of the Carolina Rail, and gives 

 excellently drawn illustrations of the various hones. It is 

 mucii to be wished that the author's numerous papers on the 

 osteology of American birds will be eventually reissued in a 

 connected form. 



43, 44. Sousa on Additions to the Birds of Angola. 



[Aves de Angola da Explora9ao do Sr. Jos6 d'Aiicliieta por Josi? Au- 

 gusto de Sousa. .Torn. Acad. R. d. Sci. de Lisboa, Num. xlviii. p. 216. 



Contiibutiou pour la Faune Ornithologiqub dAugola par Jose Augusto 

 de Sousa. Op. cit. p. 233.] 



M. de Sousa^s articles are based upon a collection 64 spe- 

 cimens made by the well-known collector Anchieta in July, 

 August, and September, 1887. Of the 49 species to which 

 the specimens are referred, one, Monticola angolensis, is de- 

 scribed as new. It was referred to M. brevipes by Barboza 

 du Bocage in his ' Ornithologie d'Angola,' as only one imma- 

 ture specimen had then been received. M. d' Anchieta has 

 sent home a large series since that period. 



45. Stejneger on the Birds of the Idzu Islands. 



[On a Collection of Birds made by Mr. M. Namiye in the Islands of 

 Idzu, Japan. By LeouLard Stejneger. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1887, 

 p. 482.] 



The Idzu Islands, situated south of Yokohama, off the 

 coa!>t of Japan, were visited by jNIr. Namiye in April and 

 IVIay 1887. Specimens were obtained belonging to 22 species, 

 amongst which is a new Thrush named Tardus cclmiops, mo&t 

 nearly related to T. chrysolaus. The remainder are known 

 Japanese species. 



46. Stejneger on Japanese Birds. 



[Review of Japanese Birds. — VII. The Creepers. By L. Stejneger. 

 Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1887, p. 606.] 



Dr. Stejneger continues his useful papers on Japanese 

 birds, and now takes up the Certhice, of which he recognizes 

 two forms in Japan, supposed to be separated by '^ Blakis- 



