474 Messrs. Sclater and Finsch's Index to the 



island of New Zealand, and requests a description of the egg 

 of Eudynamis taitensis. 



3. Notes on Keropia crassirostris, Gmel (" Piopio") . Journ. 

 Linn. Soc. xi. pp. 505-509. 



Describes the habits and nesting of this bird. 



4. Notes on Birds of New Zealand. Zool. 1872, p. 3052. 

 Some interesting observations on Anarhynchus frontalis. 



5. On the Birds of New Zealand {Part Hi.). With Illus- 

 trations. Trans. & Proc. N. Z. Inst. vol. v. pp. 171-205. 



A continuation of the former papers of the author, who 

 must be regarded as one of the best workers on the New- 

 Zealand avifauna. Thirty-two species are treated in this 

 valuable paper. 



The nests (pi. xvii.) of Certhiparus nova zealandia and 

 Creadion carunculatus , and (pi. xviii.) heads of Rallus pictus 

 and R. pectoralis are figured. Gerygone sylvestris, Himan- 

 topus picatus, and Prion australis are described as new. 



Preen, C. 



Die Ausrottung der Singvogel. Journ. f. Orn. 1872, pp. 

 209-224, & 275-286. 



A very clear and excellent essay, written to show that laws 

 intended to stop the catching of singing-birds altogether go 

 too far, and that it ought to be permitted to keep them in 

 confinement in limited numbers. 



Przewalski, Captain. 



Briefliche Mittheilungen aus Ost-Asien. Journ. f. Orn. 

 1872, pp. 137, 138. 



Enumerates 19 species of birds observed during a voyage 

 from Kiachta to Peking, amongst them Falco islandicus and 

 Buteo japonicus. 



Reichenow, Dr. Anton. 



Briefliche Reiseberichte aus West-Africa. Journ. f. Orn. 

 1872, pp. 390-392. 



A letter to the Secretary of the German Ornithological 

 Union, containing observations on birds seen in the environs 

 of Accra. 



