Ornithological Literature of 1872. 459 



Hocker, J. 



Schwarze Eier Hausenten, Anas boschas. Journ. f. Orn. 



pp. 232, 233. 

 On a case of a Duck laying black eggs. 



Holden, Jr., C. H. 



Notes on the Birds of Wyoming and Colorado Territories ; 



with additional Memoranda by C. E. Aiken. Proc. Bost. 



Soc. N. H. xv. pp. 193-211. 



Contains observations on 142 species, mostly collected near 



the Black Hills in the northern part of Colorado and Southern 



Wyoming. Eggs of many interesting species were obtained. 



HoLDSWORTH, E. W. H. 



1 . Catalogue of the Birds found in Ceylon, with some Remarks 

 on their Habits and Local Distribution, and Descriptions 

 of two New Species peculiar to the Island. P. Z. S. 1872, 

 pp. 404-483, tt. xvii.-xx. 



A very complete catalogue, preceded by explanatory remarks 

 on the general character of the Ceylonese avifauna. The range 

 of the species and critical notes on their affinities and habits 

 are given. The new species described are Arrenga blighi and 

 Zoster ops ceylonensis. These are both figured, as are also Ery- 

 throsterna hyperythra, Brachypteryx palliseri, and Zosterops 

 palpebrosus. The total number of Ceylonese birds enumerated 

 is 323, of which 37 are restricted to the island. 



2. Letter from. Ibis, 1872, pp. 473, 474. 



Relates to the occurrence of Emberiza huttoni in China. 



Holtz, Ludwig. 



1. Ueber Molobrus-jEJier, zu Cantagallo in Brasilien von C. 

 Eider gesammelt. Journ. f. Orn. 1872, pp. 193-201. 



A continuation of the author's former paper on this subject 

 (Journ. f. Orn. 1870, pp. 15-19) and in the same tedious style, 

 but curiously enough without naming the species. The figures 

 of " Molobrus-'Eier " on tab. i. (figs, a-e) belong to this paper, 

 although they are not cited at all. 



2. Aquila pennata. Journ. f. Orn. 1872, p. 286-305. 



In his usual lengthy manner the author describes a series 

 of this species and their eggs, taken by him near Uman, in 



