420 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



and to the best figures. The patria is indicated only by a 

 letter, stating in wliicli of the five subregions into which the 

 author divides the whole avifauna the species is found. 



The number of species enumerated in the list is 2534, of 

 which 1449 are Passeres. 



There seem to be only three species described as new, 

 namely, Textor senegalensis (p. 34), Chlorocichla mombasa 

 (p. 64), and C. zambesice (p. 64). 



The following new generic terms are introduced : — Clyto- 



spiza (p. 32), type Pytelia monteiri, Hartl. ; Padiyphantes 



(p. 36), type Hyphanturnis super cilia sus, Shelley ; Neshy- 



phantes (p. 36) , type Foudia flavicans, Newt. ; Othypliantes 



(p. 37), type Sycobrotus reichenoivi, Finscli ; Rhodornis 



(p. &7), type Phulidornis rubrifrons, Siiarpe & Ussher. 



^ AVe are pleased to see that Capt. Shelley does not object to 



correct orthographical errors in nomenclature, and we venture 



to point out several cases in which he has inadvertently 



passed over what are obvious mistakes of this character. 



t " Coliipasser " (p. 23) should be " Coliopasser" ; " Phila- 



•+- terus" (p. 27) should be " PhileUerus" ; " Neshyphantes" 



( (p. 36) should be '' Nesyphuntes," the aspirate being omitted 



in composition, and the same is the case with "Othyphantes'^ 



-~i— (p. 37); Nicator (p. 57) is no doubt a mistake for " Necatur," 



a slayer. 



In placing Hypocolius under the Sturninse, we do not think 

 Capt. Shelley has quite hit on its real affinities. It is, no 

 doubt, an isolated form, but apparently more allied to the 

 Laniidse and Campephagidae than to the Starlings. There is 

 certainly nothing Starling-like in its demeanour or mode of 

 nesting, as may be seen by observation of the living specimens 

 in the Zoological Society^s Parrot-house. 



We do not profess to understand Capt. Shelley's classi- 

 fication, nor why the Penguins are placed between the Petrels 

 and Flamingoes, but this will, no doubt, be explained to us in 

 the next volume of the ' Birds of Africa.' 



