Recently published Ornithological Works. 565 



of Kiel has contained for the past forty years the large series 

 of birds collected by the late Dr. Behn during his voyage 

 round the world in the Danish Frigate * Galathea ' (1815-47) 

 and his subsequent land-journey across South America. 

 These collections^ containing about 10^000 skins, have scarcely 

 been touched since their acquisition *, and to a great extent 

 lie still packed in their original cases. Herr Leverklihn has 

 now commenced the task of working them out^ in which he 

 has received assistance from various specialists. Mr. See- 

 bohm has already described a new Thrush obtained by Behn 

 in Brazil [Merula subalaris, P. Z. S. 1887, p. 557). Herr 

 Leverkiihn now describes Aphohus megistus from Bolivia, 

 Homorus galathem from Matto Grosso, Terenura elaopteryx 

 (based on a dealer^s specimen, probably from Cayenne), and 

 Polioptila boUviaiia, Scl. (species restituta). 



109. Marshall on the Parrots. 



[Die Papageien (Psittaci). Von William Marshall. Zoologische Vortr. 

 Heft 1. Leipzig: 1889.] 



This is a general essay on the structure, systematic arrange- 

 ment, and distribution of the great and well-marked order 

 Psittaci, of which some 450 species are now known to natu- 

 ralists. It contains much information on the subject in a 

 small space. Prof. Marshall divides the Psittaci into ten 

 subfamilies, uniting under the " Pionidse " some American 

 and some African genera. In this we should hardly be dis- 

 posed to agree with him, as we believe that all the American 

 Parrots will be found to belong essentially to one group. 

 We may also remark that the table of distribution of the 

 West-Indian Parrots is not quite correct. Chrysotis versi- 

 color is not found in Cuba, but in St. Lucia f, and Chry- 

 sotis bouqueti of Dominica is altogether omitted. 



* In 1853 the Editor of this Journal had the good fortune of being 

 allowed to examine this Collection, and obtained from it in exchange a 

 few duplicates, amongst which was a specimen of Monacha niyrifrons. 

 See Mon. Jac. & Puffbirds, p. 160. 



t Cf. Sclater, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 627. 



