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XXXYI. Second Appendix to a List of Birds observed in the 

 Islands of Malta and Gozo. By Charles A. Weight, C.M.Z.S. 

 (Plate X.) • 459 



XXXVII. Notes on the Birds of Southern Texas. By H. E. 

 Pressek 466 



XXXVIII. Description of a New Species of Tanager, of the 

 genus Iridomis. By P. L. Sclatee, M.A., F.E-.S., &c. (Plate 

 XI.) 495 



^ XXXIX. Notes on the Birds of Spitsbergen. By Alfeed 

 Newton, M.A., F.L.S., &c 496 



XL. Eecent Ornithological Publications : — 



1. English: — Gray's 'Catalogue of British Birds:' Gould's 

 ' Birds of Great Britain,' parts 7 and 8 : Duke of Argyll on the 

 Flight of Birds : Brodrick's 'Falconer's Favourites' .... 525 



2. French : — Milne-Edwards on Birds from Northern China : 

 Eufz de Lavison on Pheasants Naturalized in Europe : Pollen's 

 ''Note suY VO.vi/notus feri'ugineus' 528 



3. Swiss : — Papers in ' Bulletin de la Societe Ornitholo- 

 gique Suisse,' vol. i. part 1 530 



4. Dutch : — Finsch's ' Index ad Conspectum Generum 

 Avium:' Schlegel's ' Museum des Pays-Bas,' part 7 .... 532 



5. Swedish : Malmgren's ' New Observations on the Birds of 

 Spitsbergen:' Sundevall's 'Swedish Birds,' part 16 . . . . 534 



6. Ame7-ican : — Baird's ' Eeview of American Birds:' Bur- 

 meister on the Humming-birds known to Azara 534 



XLI. Letters, Extracts from Correspondence, Notices, &c. : — 

 Letters from Dr. Coues, Mr. Swinhoe, Dr. Hartlaub, Messrs. 

 J.H.Gurney andE. E. Alston, Dr. Salvadori, and Mr. Newcome : 

 Extracts of Letters from Mr. C. J. Andersson, and Dr. von Frant- 

 zius : Remarkable Discovery of Bones of Didus in Rodriguez : 

 Adoption of a Code of Eules for Zoological Nomenclature by 

 the British Association 535 



Index 553 



