CONTENTS OF NUMBER XVI.— NEW SERIES. 



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XXX. On the former Existence of a large Pelican in the English Fens. By 



AiPnoNSE Milne-Edwards 36 



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XXXI. Notes on Various Indian Birds. By R. C. Beavan, Bengal Staif Corps, } 

 C.M.Z.S 3T 



XXXII. On some of the Birds of Prey of Central Bulgaria. By C. Farman, C.E. 40<1 



XXXIII. Synopsis of the Birds of Vanconvcr Island. By Hubert Broavn, 



F.R.G.S ' ..41^ 



XXXIV. A Sketch of the Birds of Portugal. By the Eev. A. C. Smith, AA. . 42- 



XXXV. A Ninth additional List of Birds from Natal. By J. H. Gtjrney, F.Z.S. 



(Plate X.) 4G( 



XXXVI. Notices of Kecent Ornithological Publications : — 



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

 AlcecUnidce,' part i. ; Colliugwood's 'Rambles of a Naturalist; Pa: 



of the 

 Parker's 

 ' Monogi'aph of the Shovilder-Girdle ; ' Pettigrew on Flight in the Animal 

 Kingdom 47S 



2. Dutch : — Sclilegel and Pollen — ' Recherches sur la Faune de Madagascar,' part iii. ; 



Millies on a newly discovered figure of the Dudo 47C 



3. German : — Jackel on an old figure of the Dodo ; Von Frauenfeld on a newly dis- 



covered figure of the Dodo and of a second short-winged bird 478 



4. Italian : — Salvadori on new birds from Borneo 482 



5. American :— Coues's ' Monograph of the Alcid(B,'' and on the Birds of Arizona ; 



Lawrence on new Central-American Birds 48.^ 



XXXVII. Letters, Announcements, &c. : — 



Letters from Dr. Cmmingham, Capts. Feilden and Beavan, Dr. Giglioli, and Messrs. 

 Verreaux, G. R. Crotch, and P. L. Sclater ; The ' South African Quarterly 

 .Tournal ; ' Fnvthor discovery of Dodo-figures in Holland ; Aimouncement of 

 Mr. Buller"s ' Birds of New Zealand ; ' Incubation of the Aptery.r in England ; 

 Return of Mr. Jesse from Abyssinia 480 



Index 505 



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