Ornithological Literature of 1872. 439 



Buckley, Henry. 



On some new or rare Bird's Eggs. P. Z. S. 1872, pp. 625- 

 626. 



The species referred to are Falco polyagrus, Elanoides fur- 

 catus, and Ictinia mississippiensis , all from North America. 



Buckley, T. E. 



[Sec Shelley, G. E.] 



Buller, Walter L. 



1. A History of the Birds of New Zealand. London: Van 

 Voorst, 4to. 



Of this important work (since completed) four parts were 

 issued in 1872. Part I. contains figures of the following 

 species : — Hieracidea nova zealandia, Circus gouldi, Spilo- 

 glaux novae zealandia, Sceloglaux albifacies, Stringops habro- 

 ptilus, Nestor meridionalis , Nestor notabilis, Platycercus nova 

 zealandice, Platycercus auriceps, Heteralocha acutirostris. 

 Part II. : — Eudynamis taitensis, Orthonyx albicilla, Orthonyx 

 ochrocephala, Pogonomis cincta, Prosthemadera nova zea- 

 landice, Xenicus longipes, Xenicus gilviventris, Sphenoeacus 

 punctatus, Sphenoeacus rufescens, Turnagra hectori, Turnagra 

 crassirostris. Parts III. & IV. : — Creadion carunculatus, 

 Glaucopis cinerea, Glaucopis wilsoni, Carpophaga nova zea- 

 landia, Coturnix nova zealandia, Ocydromus australis, Ocy- 

 dromus earli, Rallus dieffenbachii, Rallus philippensis, Orty- 

 gometra affinis, Ortygometra tabuensis, Notornis mantelli, Thi- 

 nornis nova zealandia, Ardea sacra, Ardea nova hollandia, 

 Casarca variegata, Spatula variegata, Fuligula nova zealandia, 

 Hymenolamus malacorhynchus, Larus bulleri, Larus domi- 



2. Letter from. Ibis, 1872, pp. 332, 333. 



On the species of Hieracidea, advocating the existence of 

 two species in New Zealand. 



3. Trans. & Proc. N. Z. Inst. vol. v. 1872 {iss. 1873), p. 405. 

 Some remarks on Stringops greyi, Hieracidea brunnea, and 



Nestor occidentalis. 



