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in 1892 (Ibis, p. 349), is now complete in five volumes and 

 the Editor has kindly sent us a complete set. 



The most important ornithological article in this Miscellany- 

 is Mr. Boucard's " Genera of Humming Birds," which was 

 commenced in part i. of vol. ii. (1892), and is brought to a 

 conclusion in part iv. of vol. v. (1895) . It contains descrip- 

 tions of 539 species, and adds 13 others in an Appendix. 

 Mr. Boucard makes a new system, and divides the Order 

 Trochili into 18 families. The following genera are described 

 as new : — 



Gmelinius (iv. p. 108), type Thalurania loagleri (Less.) ; Laicrencius 

 (iv. p. 173), type Thaumatias rnqn-eiceps, Scl. et Salv. ; Warszezciczia 

 (v. p. 224), type Heliotrijpha viola, Gould ; and Alcidius (v. p, 34o), type 

 Orthorhi/nchus esteUa (d'Orb.). 



The following Humming-birds are described as new 

 species : — 



Vol. II. Phaetornis nipurumii, Furmicivora stictocori/p/ia, Ileliodo.va 

 berlepschi, Heliotrypha simoni, Heliancjelus rothschildi, Erio- 

 cnemis alhogularis, CJdorostilbon speciosa, Saucerottia ntmezi 

 Uranornitra columhiana , Phaethvrnis panamcnsis, Ilomophania 

 knvrencei, Lophoniis haucncelU. 



Vol. III. Metcdlum peruviana, Leslia mptatorialis, Oreotrochilus boUci- 

 ami-'f, Ilylocharis brasilioisis, Amazilia forreri, Saucerottia 

 wellsi, Uranornitra tohitelyi, Ayyrfria speciosa, Chrysuronia 

 buckleyi, Phaethornis garleppi, Hemistephania guianensis. 



Vol. I^'. Chlorostilbon iviedi. 



\ri\. V. Glaucis roraima, Glands rojasi, Ercmita whitvlyi, Polyerata 

 rosenbergi, Glaucis columhiana. 



In a List of Birds collected by ]\I. Hardy at Porto Real, 

 eighty miles from llio in the interior, prepared by Mr. Boucard 

 and Count Berlepsch (H. B. ii. p. 11), 74 species are enu- 

 merated, and one, Formicivora sticlocorypha, is described as 

 new. 



]\Ir. Boucard's "Travels of a Naturalist,-" which record 

 his numerous adventures in foreign countries, will be found 

 to contain many interesting passages. 



74. Bruun on the Birds of South Greenland. 



[Ornithulogiske lagttagelser fra Sydgitiiiland i Sommcron 1894. Af 

 Daniel Brium. Vidensk. Meddel. Kjobenhavii, 1895, p. 175.] 



