1919-] Receyitly publ'ished Ornithological Works. 31-5 



Lmnberc] on a Liniwcin type. 



ILoxia hordacea Linne 1758 is identical with Euplectes flamraiceps 

 Swainson 1837. By Einar Liinnbeig. Ark. Zool. Stockholm, xii. no. 3, 

 1918, pp. 1-5.] 



Tlie type of Linn?eus' description in the lOtli edition 

 of the ' Systema ' is still preserved in the Royal Natnral 

 History Museum at Stockholm. It was originally in the 

 private collection of King Adolf Frederik and was pre- 

 served in spirit, whence it passed into the collections of the 

 Academy of Sciences and to its present resting place. It 

 was removed from spirit and mounted l)efore 1810, wlien it 

 was listed by Sundevall in a MS. catalogue of the birds in 

 the Museum, so that its history is quite clear and authentic. 

 Though not in first-rate condition it is quite easy to identify 

 it with the bird- now generally known as Pyi'oinelana fiam- 

 miceps (Swains.) fonnd in tropical Africa^ and Swainson^s 

 name must undoubtedly give way to Linnaeus' earlier one. 



The reason why the identification has not been previously 

 made is owing to an unfortunate misprint in the diagnosis, 

 wliei'C '' temporibus albis " should without doubt read 

 " temporibus atris/' as pointed out by Dr. Lonnbei'g. 



That Linnsens also frequently used the woixls ''fulvus^' 

 and "griseus" wlien he intended to describe red and brown 

 respectively, is shown by Dr. Lonnberg from the description 

 not only of Loxia hordacea where there occurs " fulva sunt 

 caput, collum, uropj^gium," meaning that these parts are 

 red, but also in the case of many other birds. 



Matheivs on the Birds of Australia. 



[Tiie Birds of Austi-fiUa. By Gregory M. Mathews. A'ol. vii. pt. iv. 

 pp. 321-384, pis. 352-362. London (Witherby), Dec. 1918. 4to.] 



In continuing his account of the Cuckoos, Mr. Mathews 

 briugs out many interesting facts, though our knowledge of 

 their life-histories generally leaves much to be desired, and 

 in the case of Lamprococcyx hicidus the winter quarters are 

 absolutely unknown. The Channel-bill, the last species 

 fully treated, is especially noticeable for its extraordinary 



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