Ornithological Literature of 1872. 449 



Fraser, Hon. Captain T. 



A description of the Eamsclough Moa Cave. Trans. & Proc. 

 N. Z. Inst. vol. v. 1872 {iss. 1873), pp. 102-105. 



Records an interesting discovery of Moa-bones along with 

 parts of the skin and egg. 



Frauenfeld, Georg, Ritter von. 



Die Frage des Vogelschutzes. Ein Vortrag gehalten im 

 Verein zur Verbreitung naturwissenschaftlicher Kentnisse 

 in Wien, 1872. 

 The author is well acquainted with the subject, and answers 

 the questions relating to it very satisfactorily. 



Freyberg, Baron von. 



Beobachtungen iiber die Gefrdssigkeit unseres Kukuks, Cu- 

 culus canorus. Zool. Gart. 1872, pp. 339, 340. 



Interesting facts concerning the quantity which a young 

 Cuckoo needs for daily food. 



Fritsch, Dr. Anton. 



Die Vbgel Bohmens. (Scbluss.) Journ. f. Orn. 1872, 

 pp. 366-384. 



In the last part of this paper a special enumeration of the 

 species of birds inhabiting and visiting Bohemia is given, 

 raising the total number, including the stragglers, to 297. 



Garrod, Alfred Henry. 



1. On the Mechanism of the Gizzard in Birds. P. Z. S. 

 1872, pp. 525-529. 



The author propounds a new view of the action of the gizzard 

 in birds, which he regards as a simple crushing organ, without 

 any (or with very little) lateral or grinding movement. 



2. Notes on the Anatomy of the Huia Bird (Heteralocha 

 gouldi). P. Z; S. 1872, pp. 643-647. 



Shows that Heteralocha is truly Passerine, allied to the 

 Sturnidse, and not related to Upupa, as usually supposed. 



3. Note on the Tongue of the Psittacine Genus Nestor. 

 P.Z. S. 1872, pp. 787-789. 



The author shows that the tongue of Nestor is by no means 

 fashioned like that of the Lories, and concludes that this genus 

 shoidd not be referred to the Trichoglossinse. 



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