680 Miscellaneous. 



Sharpe ; JSgotheles rvfescens, Salvad. ; ^. plumifer, Kamsay ; 

 Micropsalis lalinoivslii, Berlep. ; CapHmulgus liosenhergi, Hartert ; 

 C. nigriscapularis, Echw. ; C. cehbensis, Grant ; C. aldabrensis, 

 Ridgw. : C. Donaldsoni, Sharpe ; Collocalia Whiteheadi, Grant ; 

 Cypseloides Clierriei, Kidgw. ; Ajms Willsl (Hart.); A. Shelleyi 

 (Salvad.) ; but of these JEgotheles plumifer and Apus Shelleyi were 

 referred to in footnotes in that Catalogue. Besides which the 

 following thirteen subspecies are also added : — Kyctihius jamai- 

 r^aaix ariseus (Gm.) : Nvctidromus albicollis derhyamis, Gould ; 

 Chordeiles virr/iniciis aserriensis, Cherrie ; Phalcenophlus Kuttalli 

 nitidus, Brewst. ; Caprinndf/us macrurus amhiyviis. Hart. ; Cap>ri- 

 mulgxis macrurus mpaltnsis, Hart. ; Capi-imxdgus europaus mendi- 

 ona?is, Hart.; Macnpicryx mystacea Wood.fordiana,'S.&Tt.; M.comata 

 wf//o?', Hart. ; Collocalia fuciphaga U7iicolor,JcTd. ; Chatura zonaris 

 pallidifrons, Hart.; Ajnis offinis galilejensis (Ant'w.) ; and Ap%is 

 offinis Kcenigi (Echw.). One new genus is given, viz. Nannoclior- 

 deiles, Hartert [type N. pusillus (Gould)], and the following altera- 

 tions and emendations are made : — ^gotheUs Loria (Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xvi. p. 050) is omitted ; Eurostopus is corrected (p. 23) 

 to Eurostopodus : Alacropsalis forcipata (p. 27) to M. creagra (Bp.) ; 

 the genus Cosmetornis is suppressed and included (p. 30) in Alacro- 

 dipttryx, and M. macrodipttrus is corrected to M. longijnnnis 

 (Shaw) ; Ileliothreptus is altered (p. 31) to Elioihrepius ; Capn- 

 midgns lentighwsus stands (p. 55) now as C. triniaadatus (Sw.), 

 Capjrimidgus jotala as Caprimidgus indictis jotala, and Caprimulgus 

 Kelaarti as Caprimulgus indicus typiais ; Collocalia merguiensis as 

 C. francica germani (Oust.); TacJiornis batassieiisis is altered to 

 T. batasiensis ; and the generic name for the true Swifts is altered 

 from Micropus to Apus, but should, we think, stand as Cypselus. 

 Sixteen woodcuts of heads, feet, and tails are given, all of which 

 will be found useful, and the entire work is well got up and con- 

 scientiously executed ; and we congratulate Mr. Hartert on having 

 completed so concise and useful a manual uf these families. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



On the Malpighian Tubes of Orthoptera. 

 By M. L. BoKDAs *. 

 The Malpighian vessels in Orthoptera present a close analogy with 

 those of Hymenoptora so far as their number and length is con- 

 cerned, but they differ essentially in their arrangement and mode of 

 opening. They are, as a rule, capillary tubes, more or le^s elon- 

 gated, cylindrical, tortuous, and arranged in several bundles which 

 open in the majority of species on the summit of six little conical 

 tubercles, arising in evaginations of the anterior extremity of the 

 terminal portion of the intestine. In ForKculidaj, Thasmida?, and 

 Gryllidaj the relations of these glands to the intestine are entirely 

 different. 



From the histological point of view these glands consist of an 

 external vcrv delicate peritoneal coat and an internal epitheUum 

 • Abstract from a work, ' Appareil digestif des Orthopteres.' 



