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Editorial excerpt from his ' Travela on tlie Amazon and Eio Negro ', 1S53, q. v. 

 [1854-56.] Descourtilz, J. T. Ornitliologie Brfcilieime | ou | Histoire des Oiseaux 

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Contient les descriptions et les figures do 164 esp6ces diverses d'oiseaux du Br6sil, acoora- 

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1855. BEK!srs:fiB, F. [Extract from a letter relating to vaxiotis birds of the East Falk- 

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1855. BOECK, E. V. Vorlaufige Bemerkungen uber die Omis der Provinz Valdivia, in 

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1855. Cassin, J. The | U. S. Naval Astronomical Expedition | to | the.Southern Hem- 

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Systematic account, -with miscellaneous field-notes, of 119 spp. of (chiefiy? entirely!) South 

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 triSi f. 2, Chlorophonia ocdpitalis ,- xxi, f. 1, M}rieomis melanura; f. 2, Sq/talopus fusiyus ; 

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1855. Des Muus, P. O. Oiseaux noviveaux ou rare recueilUs dans I'Amfirique du Sud, 

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1855. Gould, J. Descriptions of Eight New Species of Birds from South America. 

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Campylorhynchus hypostictiis, Ohamceza noUlis, Forminanus nigrifrons, p. 68 ; F. erythrop- 

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1855. Gould, J. Descriptions of Eight [lately] New Species of Birds from South 

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Oampylm-hynehus hyposHcttis, p. 343; Ohamceza nobUis, Fonnwarim nigrifrons, -p. 844; F. 

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1855. Gould, J. [Eemarks on Exhibition of a portion of a collection of Birds formed 

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1855. Jaedine, W. Contributions to Ornithology. I. Professor W. Jameson's CoUec- 

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1855. Philippi E. A. Ueber einige Vogel CHle's. Briefliohe Mittheilung an den 

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Behandelt vier Ai'ten — Fhoenicopterus andinus, sp. u., p. 12; Ardea cocoi, Xanthormcs 

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1855. SCLATER P. L. List of a Collection of Birds received by Mr. Gould, from the 

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