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mical structure that my desiderata are comparatively few, and mostly 

 confined to some of the more obscure forms and to the Mesomyodce. I 

 may mention the following as being desirable : 



Of the Old-world forms, ETJRYL^MID^, especially Corydon and 

 Calyptomena ; Philepitta ; Hydrornis and Melampitta ; Orthonyx (particu- 

 larly wanted) ; Atrichia ; Climacteris, Sittella, Xenicus, Acantliisitta ; 

 Drepanis, or any of its allies (Psittirostra &c.) ; Grallina ; Drymodes, 

 Psophodes, Petrceca ; Eupetes ; Irena and any Dicruridae ; Euryceros ; 

 Falculia and BupTiaga. 



Of American forms, CJiamcea ; Procnias and Pipridea ; also any of the 

 Mesomyodian (Formicarioid) groups, especially Phytotoma and OxyrJiam- 

 phus, both particularly wanted, and any of the larger Cotingine forms, 

 such as PtilocTiloris, Cephalopterus, Gfymnoderus, Querula, Phoenicocercus, 

 &c. 



BUCCOKCD^;. This is the only group of birds, of any size, of which I 

 have as yet been utterly unable to procure spirit-specimens. Any will 

 be therefore most acceptable. 



MEBOPID^E, G-ALBULIDZE, and TEOGOISTIDJE. Any species will be accept- 

 able, particularly any of the Old-world Trogons. 



CORACIIDJE. Eurystomus and any of the anomalous Madagascar forms 

 (Atefarnu, Brachypteracias, &c.). 



ALCEDINID^E. Almost any except Alcedo, Dacelo, and Ceryle. 

 UPTIPID^:. Any, especially Irrisor. (It is uncertain whether it really 

 belongs here.) 



Ibis, 1881, CTPSELID^E. Any. 

 p ' ' TROCHILIDJE. Any large form, especially Patagona. 



CAPKIMTJLGIDJE. jBatrctchostomus, dZgotheles, Podager, Nyctibius, and 

 almost any others. 



PiciDjE. Any except the three commoner English species. Sphyrapicus 

 I particularly want ; also Pieumnut, Vivia, and Sasia. 

 CAPITONID^E. Any except Megalcema. 



CucuLiDjE. Nearly any forms, especially Phcenicophaes, Scythrops, 

 Centropus, and Coua. 



PSITTACID^). In this group nearly the only forms required are 

 Cyclopsitta and Pezoporus. Young nestlings of Stringops (the younger 

 the better, or even well- incubated eggs) would also be very interesting. 



GALLING. Oreophasis, Agelastus and Phasidus, Leipoa, and Megcipodius 

 are my chief desiderata here. 



COLUMBID^E. Here also my wants are few ; any species of Carpophaga 

 and Ptilopus would be welcome ; also Otidiphaps, if it can be got ! 



TUBINAEES. Any species will be very acceptable, as I am engaged on 

 a memoir on the anatomy of the group for the voyage of H.M.S. 

 ' Challenger/ 



In the remaining groups the following genera are still very imperfectly, 



