Ornithological Literature of 1872. 463 



and up the Mekran coast. 1200 skins were obtained, represent- 

 ing 250 species, of which 18 were new to the Indian avifauna. 



14. First Draft of a Conspectus of the Avifauna of India 



and its Dependencies. Str. Feath. i. pp. 49-50 (1872). 

 Announcement of an intended work under this title. 



Hutton, Capt. F. W. 



1. Letter from. Ibis, 1872, pp. 83, 84. 



Contains the synonyms of two of Foster's Petrels, Procel- 

 laria tristis and P. gavia. 



2. On the Flight of Birds. Ibis, 1872, pp. 139-143. 



3. Letter from. Ibis, 1872, p. 201. 



States that his supposed new species, Colluricincla concinna 

 = Graucalus melanops. [But see below, No. 6.] 



4. On the Flight of the Black-backed Gull (Larus domini- 

 canus). Trans. & Proc. N. Z. Inst. vol. v. pp. 140-144. 



5. Notes on some of the Birds brought by Mr. Henry Tr avers 

 from the Chatham Islands, with Descriptions of new 

 Species. Trans. & Proc. N. Z. Inst. vol. v. pp. 222-224. 



Relates to nine species, of which Miro traversi and Rallus 

 modestus are considered new. The species previously called 

 Phalacrocorax africanus is now also considered to be new 

 (i. e. P. featherstoni, Bull.). 



6. Notes on Colluricincla concinna. Trans. & Proc. N. Z. 

 Inst. vol. v. pp. 226, 227. 



The bird in question is not Graucalus melanops, as previously 

 stated by the author, but a good species, which should stand as 

 Graucalus concinnus. A few more instances of the occurrence 

 of this species in New Zealand are recorded. 



7. On the Geographical Relations of the New-Zealand Fauna. 

 Trans. & Proc. N. Z. Inst. vol. v. pp. 227-256. 



The birds in this excellent article are treated of at pp. 231 

 -239 ; and many interesting facts are noticed. 

 [See also Travers, H. H.] 



Hyatt, Prof. Alpheus. 



1. Catalogue of the Ornithological Collection of the Boston 

 ser. in. — vol. hi. 2 K 



