Ornithological Literature of 1872. 457 



Dr. Hartlaub's report on the progress of our favourite 

 branch of biology in 1871 is drawn up with his usual care 

 and accuracy. We regret to have to add that after twenty- 

 five years' performance of this arduous task, Dr. Hartlaub 

 cannot undertake to continue it longer. We believe Herr 

 August von Pelzeln, of Vienna, is to be his successor. 



[See also Finsch, Dr. O.] 



Hartlaub, G., and Finsch, O. 



On a Fourth Collection of Birds from the Peleiv and Mac- 

 kenzie Islands. P. Z. S. 1872, pp. 87-114. 



Contains an account of a collection formed in the Island of 

 Uap, of the Mackenzie group, by Mr. Kubary (a traveller in 

 the service of Mr. GodefFroy of Hamburgh), and of birds col- 

 lected by Capts. Heinsohn and Peters (masters of vessels be- 

 longing to Mr. Godefiroy) partly in the same island and 

 partly in the Pelews. Eleven species are thus added to the 

 fauna of the Pelew Islands, making 53 in all, and 14 to that 

 of the Uap, the only explored island of the Mackenzie group, 

 where only 6 were previously known. The new species de- 

 scribed are 9 : — Noctua podargina and Caprimulgus phalcena 

 from the Pelews ; Zosterops hypolais, Z. oleaginea, Rhipidura 

 versicolor and Campephaga nesiotis from Uap; Campephaga 

 monacha and Phlegcenas canifrons from the Pelews, and 

 Phlegoenas yapensis from Uap. 



Heuglin, Th. von. 



1. Reisen nach dem Nordpolarmeer in den Jahren 1870 und 

 1871. ErsterTheil. 1 vol. 8vo. Braunschweig : 1872. 



This volume contains the narrative of the expedition. 

 Many incidental allusions to birds are introduced. The 

 second volume will contain an account of the scientific results 

 of the expedition. 



2. Ornithologie Nor dost- Africas, der Nilquellen, und Kus- 

 ten-Gebiete desRothen Meeres und des nordlichen Somali- 

 landes. Lexiconf. (Cassel : Theodor Fischer). 1872, 

 Lief. 32—? (pp. 853-1044). 



We fully agree with the many complaints of the irregular 

 appearance of this large work, and are not able to state how 



