258 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. [Yol.Y. 



1840. BoissoxxEAU, [A.] Oiseanx nouveaiis de Santa-F6 de Bogota. <^Itev. Zool.y 

 iii, 1840, pp. 66-71. 



Tanagra cxiinia, ji.GG; T.tceniata, I. lahrado rides, I. assimilis, -p. 67 ; T. albofrenatus, T. 

 palKdimccha, p. 68 ; T. schistaceus, T. semirufus, p. 69; Pteroglossus albiuitta, Quiscalus subcdaris, 

 ib'etophaga ornata, p. 70 ; Tyrannula fumigata, p. 71. 

 1840. BoxAPARTE, C. L. Catalogue d'Oiseaux du Mexique et du Perou. <C Hev. Zool., 

 iii, 1840, pp. 19, 20. 



This is not the article itself, hut merely an editorial notice of Bp.'snew genus Scolopacinus. 

 See P. Z. S. 1837. 

 1840. Eraser, L. [On some New Species of Birds from Bogota in the Collection of 

 the Earl of Derby.] < P. Z. S., Tiii, 1840, pp. 59, 60. 

 Ttirdus gigas, Psittacus chalcopterus, p. 59 ; Pirns elcgans, p. GO. 

 1840. Laeresxaye, [F.] de. Oiseanx nouveaux de Santa-F6 de Bogota. <^Eev. 

 Zool., iii, 1840, pp. 101-106. 



JJncirostrwm eyaneum, C'ordrostrum. sitticolor, p. 102 ; Merulaxis senilis, If. griseicollis, M. 

 squamiger, p. 103; M. analis, Anahates Boissonneautii, p. 104; Limnornisuniriifus, L. canifrmis, 

 p. 105. 

 1840. Lafresnaye, F. de. Nouvelles especes d'oiseanx tn^es et rapport«5es par M. 

 L^clancher, chirnrgien de la marine, emharciue snr la V^nns, dans son dernier 

 voyage de circumnavigation. <i?er. Zool., iii, 1840, pp. 2.59-261. 

 Turdus rvfopalliatits, p. 259 ; Passerina leclancheri, p. 2G0, spp. nn. 

 1840. Lesson, E. P. Oiseanx nouveaux. <^B(.v. Zool., iii, 1840, p. 1. 

 Melius corallirhyncfius, Rampihocelus ciffinis. 



1840. SCHOMBURGK, E. H. A Description | of | British Guiana, | Geographical and 



Statistical : | exhibiting | its resources and capabilities, | together with ] the 

 present and future condition and prospects | of the colony. | By | Eobert H. 

 Schomburgk, Esq. | London : j Simpliin, Marshall, and Co., | Stationers' Hall 

 Court. I 1840. 1vol. 8vo. 2 p. 11., map, pp. 1.55. 



In this little tract (hy no means to he taken for Schomhurgk's great work on Guiana) there 

 occurs, under head of "Animal Kingdom", some remaiks on hirds, pp. 37, 38. 



1841. Bridges, T. [Notes on various Birds (19 spp.) and ]\lammals from Chile.] 



< P. Z. S., ix, 1841, pp. 93-95. 

 1841. Gould, J. The | Zoology | of | the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, | under the com- 

 mand of Captain Fitzroy, E. N., | during the years | 1832 to 1836. | Published 

 with the approval of | the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury. | 

 Edited and Superintended by | Charles Darwin, Esq., M. A. F. E. S. Sec. G. 

 S. I Naturalist to the Expedition. | — | Part III. | Birds, | by | John Gould, 

 Esq., F. L. S. I — I London : | Published by Smith, Elder and Co. 65, Cornhill. [ 

 MDCCCXLI. 4to. 4 p. 11., pp. ii, 156, 4 11., pll. col'd 50. 



The technical matter of the work was prepared hy Gould, with assistance from G. E. Gray; 

 hut the general text is Darwin's. Most of the new species collected on the voyage appear to 

 have heen hefore described. The following names occur without citation of previous authority, 

 most of which, doubtless, if not all, are new: — Craxirex, p. 22; Strix punetatissima (Gray), p. 

 34; Progne modesta,-p. 39; Hirundo frontalis, p. 40; Pyrocephalus,ji. 44; P. ^arwirosirts, p. 44; 

 P. ohscurus, P. nanus, p. 45; P. dubius, p. 46; Myiobixis (Gray), p. 46; M. auriceps, p. 47; M. 

 magnirostris, Jivparvirostris, p. 48; Serpophaga, S. albocoronata, p. 49 ; Pachyrhamphus (Gray), 

 P. albescens, p. 50 ; P. minimus, p. 51 : Lichenops erythropterus, p. 52 ; Fluvicola azarce, p. 53 ; 

 Agriornis, A. striatus, p. 56; A. inicropterus, p. 57; Opetiorhynchus lanceolatus, p. 68; Eremo- 

 bins, E. phoenicurus, p. 69; Synallaxis major, p. 76; S. rufogularis, p. 77; S. flavigularis, S. 

 bru7inea, p. 78 ; Limnornis, L. rectirostris, p. 80 ; L. eurvirostris, p. 81 ; Dendrodramus, D. leu- 

 cosieniMS, p. 82; Muscisaxicola bnmnea, -p. 84 ; Sylvicola aureola, p. id; Pyrrhalauda nigriceps, 

 p. 87; Spermophila nigrogularis, Crithagra? brevirostris, p. 88; Ainmodramus longicaudatus, 

 p. 90; A. xanthornus, p. 90; Zonotrichia canicapilla, p. 91; Z. strigiceps, p. 92; Fringilla for- 

 raosa, p. 93 ; Chlorospiza ? xanthogramma (Gray), p. 96 ; Emberozoides poUocephala (Gray), p. 98; 

 Geospiza magnirostris. G. strenua, p. 100 ; G. fortis, G. nebulosa, G. fuliginosa, p. 101 ; G. den- 

 tirostris, G. parvula, p. 102; G. dubia, Camarhynchus psittaculus, C. crassirostris, p. 103; Cac- 

 tornis scandens, p. 104 ; C. assimHis, p. 105 : Certhidea olivacea, p. 106 ; Zenaida galapagoensis, 

 p. 115; Squatarola fusca, p. 126; Totanus ftdiginost(s, p. 130; Porphyrio simplex, p. 133; Larus 

 fuliginosus. p. 141. (Cinclodus and Pldnocrypta are proposed, apparently newly, by Gr.iy, on 

 one of the unpaged leaves. ) Most of the birds of the volume are South American. An appen- 

 dix, by T.C.EytoTi, gives some anatomical details respecting 12 spp. The platesare as follows: — 



