Ornithological Literature of 1872. 447 



Finsch, Dr. Otto. 



1. Remarks on some Birds of New Zealand. Trans. & Proc. 

 N. Z. Inst. vol. v. 1872, pp. 206-212. 



Short notices of 43 species, chiefly as regards their specific 

 value and systematic position : Petroica longipes and P. al- 

 bifrons are referred to the genus Myioscopus, Reich., and 

 Petroica macrocephala and P. toitoi to Myiomoira, Reich. 

 Ocydromus australis, Sparrm., is said to be different from O. 

 troglodytes, Gm. Larus melanorhynchus, Bull., L.jamesoni, 

 Hutt., and L. bidleri, Potts, are referred to L.pomare, Bruch, 

 of which the author has examined the types in the museum 

 of Mayence. 



2. On Charadrius asiaticus andC. damarensis. Ibis, 1872, 

 pp. 144-147. 



Dr. Finsch's view is that the larger of these two Plovers, 

 which is called by Mr. Harting (Ibis, 1870, p. 209) Eudro- 

 mias veredus, is the true Charadrius asiaticus of Pallas. 

 (But see what Mr. Swinhoe says, Ibis, 1870, p. 365.) The 

 smaller, Dr. Finsch would call Charadrius damarensis, 



3. Remarks on the " Synopsis of the Genus Chettusia (Lo- 

 bivanellus), with a description of a neiv Species, by J. A. 

 Ogden." Proc. Acad. Phil. 1872, p. 32. 



Shows that Mr. Ogden's supposed new species, Chettusia 

 nivifrons, is Limnetes crassirostris (De Filippi), and gives other 

 critical remarks on Mr. Ogden's paper. 



4. Zur Ornithologie der Samoa-Inseln. Journ. f. Orn. 

 1872, pp. 30-58. 



A revised list of the birds of this Pacific group, enumerating 

 51 species. Phlegcenas samoensis and P. vitiensis are names 

 proposed for the species of these islands respectively, in case, 

 as the author believes, they prove to be different. 



5. Revision der Vogel Neuseelands. Journ. f. Orn. 1872, 

 pp. 81-112, 161-188, et 240-274. 



A continuation of former papers on the Ornithology of 

 New Zealand. Of 149 species enumerated as inhabiting these 

 islands, 14 are considered doubtful. Apteryx mantelli is re- 

 garded as only separable as a race of A. australis. 



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