LITERATURE. xc i 



1871. Walden, Arthur, Viscount. A List of the Birds known to inhabit the Island of Celebes. 

 Trans. Z. S. vol. viii (1874), pp. 70, 71. Eead May 2nd, 1871. 



1871. Walden, Arthur, Viscount. Observations on Dr. Stoliczka's " Contributions to Malayan 

 Ornithology." Ibis, 1871, pp. 166, 167. 



1872. Andersson, Charles John. Notes on the Birds of Damara Land and the adjacent Countries 

 of South-west Africa ; edited by John Henry Gurney (8vo, London), pp. 68-75. 



1872. Ball, V. Notes on a Collection of Birds made in the Andaman Islands by Assistant- 

 Surgeon G. E. Dobson, M.B., during the months of April and May. J. A. S. B. vol. xli, 

 p. 280. 



1872. Giebel, Dr. C. G. Thesaurus Ornithologise. 8vo, Leipzig. Commenced 1872. 



This work contains a large amount of synonymy arranged in alphabetical order ; but I do not 

 find any original identifications. 



1872. Holdsworth, E. W. H. Catalogue of the Birds found in Ceylon; with some Remarks 

 on their Habits and Local Distribution, and Descriptions of two New Species peculiar to 

 the Island. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 434. 



1872. Jerdon, Dr. T. C. Supplementary Notes to ' The Birds of India.' Ibis, 1872, pp. 16-18. 



1872. Pelzeln, August v. Ueber eine Sendung von Vogeln von den Aru-Inseln und den 

 Molukken. Verhandl. k. k. zool. Gesellsch. in Wien, vol. xxii (1872), p. 427. 



1872. Sharpe, R. Bowdler. On Recent Collections of Birds from the Fan tee Country, in 

 Western Africa. Ibis, 1872, pp. 69, 70. 



Nectarinia tephrolcema, J ard., apud Sharpe, =Anthreptes rectirostris (Shaw), as is proved by 

 the specimen in the British Museum. It is an immature male, very similar to the centre figure 

 of this'bird in my PL 107. 



N. gabonica, Hartl., apud Sharpe, I consider to be the female of Anthreptes rectirostris 

 (Shaw) ; and as such I have figured it at PI. 107, fig. 1, and described it on p. xlv. 



1872. Shelley, Captain G. E. A Handbook to the Birds of Egypt (royal 8vo), pp. 112, 113. 

 Hedydipna metallica is figured, pi. 4. 



1872. Shelley, Captain G. E., and Buckley, T. E. Two Months' Bird-collecting on the Gold 

 Coast. Ibis, 1872, p, 287. 



1872. Sundevall, Carl J. Methodi Avium disponendarum tentamen — Forsok till Fogelklassens 

 naturliga Uppstallning (8vo. Stockholm), pp. 48, 49. 

 A very important work upon classification. The Sun-birds are here arranged in his 

 Cohors 5, Cinnyrimorphce, of which they form his family 3, Nectariniinse. In this family the 

 following genera and divisions are recognized : — ■ 



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