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4. Italian : — Arrigoni's History of Ornithology ; Salvadori on 



Be Filippi's Ornithological Labours, and on Prionochilus . . 342 



5. Portugese : — Barboza du Bocage's papers in the ' Jomal 



de Seiencias de Lisboa ' 344 



6. American : — Elliot's * Birds of North America,' parts 

 v.-ix. ; Samuel's ' Ornithology and Oology of New England ; ' 

 Ornithological Papers in the ' American Naturalist ' . . . . 345 



7. Aixstralasian : — Diggles's * Ornithology of Australia,' parts 

 xi,-xv 348 



XXIX. Letters, Announcements, &c. : — 



Letters from Messrs. "W. E. Brooks, Swinhoe, and Blyth, 

 Capt. Beavan, Mr. J. H. Gurney, and Prof. Huxley ; Skeletons 

 of the Dodo and Solitaire 349 



Number XVI. , October. 



XXX. On the former Existence of a large Pelican in the 

 English Fens. By Alphonse Milne-Edwards 363 



XXXI. Notes on Various Indian Birds. By E. C. Beavan, 

 Bengal Staff Corps, C.M.Z.S 370 



XXXII. On some of the Birds of Prey of Central Bulgaria. 



By C. FARMAir, C.E 406 



XXXIII. Synopsis of the Birds of Vancouver Island. By 

 Robert Brown, F.R.G.S 414 



XXXIV. A sketch of the Birds of Portugal. By the Rev. 



A. C. Smith, M.A 428 



XXXV. A Ninth additional List of Birds from Natal. By 



J. H. Gurnet, F.Z.S. (Plate X.) 460 



XXXVI. Notices of Recent Ornithological Publications : — 



1. English: — Gould's 'Birds of Asia,' part xx. ; Sharpe's 

 * Monograph of the Alcedinidce,' part i. ; CoUingwood's ' Rambles 



