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THE HUMMING BIRD. 



\_December i, 1891 



New and Rare Species of Birds described 

 in Vol. I. of the "Humming Bird." 



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Pharomacrus mocinae, la-Llave 



costaricensis, Boucard ... 

 antisianus, d'Orbigny ... 

 fulgidus, Gould ... 

 auriceps, Gould... 

 xanthogaster, Turati & Salvadori 

 „ pavoninus, Spix ... 



Trochilid/e. 



Threnetes leucurus, Linné 



„ cervinicauda, Gould 

 „ fraseri, Gould 



Phsethornis gounellei, n.sp. Boucard... 

 ,, columbianus, n.sp. Boucard 



,, guianensis, n.sp. Boucard 



,, whitelyi, n.sp. Boucard ... 



Aphantochroa alexandri, n.sp. Boucard 



Florisuga sallei, n.sp. Boucard 



Eustephanus burtoni, n.sp. Boucard ... 



Lampornis obscura, n.sp. Boucard 



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Eulampis chlorolaemus, Gould ... 

 Lafresnaya cinereo-rufa, n.sp. Boucard 

 Petasophora corruscans, Gould 

 Chrysolampis moschitus, Var. Boucard 

 Lepidolarynx mesoleucus, Var. Boucard 

 Helianthea eos, Gould 



„ typica, Lesson 

 Heliangelus heurici, n.sp, Boucard ... 

 Thalurania eriphile, Lesson ... 



,, verticeps, Gould .., 



Thalurania colombica, Var, Boucard 

 Hemistephania johannae, Bourcier 



„ ludoviciseaurifrons, Boucard. 



Bellona superba, n.sp. Boucard 

 Lesbia boliviana, n.sp. Boucard 

 Calliphlox roraimae, n.sp. Boucard 

 Hylocharis guianensis, n.sp. Boucard 



PsiTTACIDjE. 



Pionus bridgesi, n.sp. Boucard 



PARADISEIDiE. 



Semioptera gouldi, n.sp. Boucard 



TaNAGRIDjE. 



Ramphocelus chrysopterus, n.sp. Boucard . 



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CONTENTS OF VOL. I. 



Page 

 Preface ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 



What is to be seen everywhere in London, by 



A. Boucard ... ... ... ... ... 1, 9 



The Mackinley Bill ... ... ... 3,20,33,53 



The Panama Canal, by A. Boucard 3, 10, 20, 29,44,97 

 Notes on the Genus Pharomacrus, by A. 



Boucard ... ... ... ... 6, 18, 19 



An easy way of making p£ioo a year, by 



Messrs. Boucard & Burton... 7, 14, 23, 56, 62 



Reports on Public Sales of Feathers and Bird 



Skins... ... ... ... 8,16,24,32,58 



Rapport sur la Vente publique, de Plumes et 



d'Oiseaux à Londres, Décembre 1890 ... 8 



The Museum of la Plata, and my idea of a 



typical and practical Museum of Natural 



History, by A. Boucard ... ... ... 12 



Reports on Public Sales of Postage Stamps, 



16, 24, 32 

 Notes on rare species of Humming Birds, and 



Descriptions of several supposed new species, 



by A. Boucard 17,25,43,52 



Second International Ornithological Congress 19 



Answers to Correspondents ... ... ... 22 



Description of a supposed new species of Parrot 



in Boucard's Museum, by A. Boucard ... 27 

 Notes on the Crowned Superb Warbler (Malurus 



coronatus, Gould), by Walter Burton ... 27 



A Visit to the Gardens of the Zoological Society 



of London ... ... ... ... ... 28 



British Museum (Zoological Department) ... 29 

 Royal Aquarium, by A. Boucard ... ... 29, 64 



Books and Journals received ... ... 30,97 



Obituary 22, 30, 57, 74,97 



Boucard's Private Collections of Coleoptera and 



Shells for sale. No. 5, page II. 



Description of a supposed new species of 



Paradise bird in Boucard's Museum, by 



A. Boucard ... 

 Poor Rate and General Taxes in the Parishes 



of St. Giles in the Fields and St. George, 



Bloomsbury ... 

 Report on books received. No. 6, page V. 

 The Pilgrim Locust, by A. Boucard ... 

 Description of a supposed new species of 



Tanager, by A. Boucard 

 Notes on the great Bower Bird [Chlamydodera 



nuchalis, Jard), by Walter Burton ... 

 Collections made in Thibet and Central Asia, 



by Messrs. Bonvalot and Henri d'Orléans... 

 A Visit to the British Museum (Natural History 



Department), by A. Boucard 55, 59, 68, 82, 

 The Plantain or Banana Plant, by A. Boucard 

 Inauguration of the statue of Pierre Belon, the 



Naturalist 

 A Giant Land Crab 

 Review of new Scientific Books 

 Report on the Public Sale of the celebrated 



Collection of Shells, formed by the late Sir 



David Barclay and sold at Stevens, on 



Monday, the 6th of July and following days 

 Recommandations for the prevention of damage 



by some common Insects of the Farm, the 



Orchard, and the Garden, by James Fletcher 

 Water Rent in London 

 La Vie champêtre. — La Destruction de la 



Larve du Hanneton. (Melolontha vulgaris) 

 Crocodile, Snake, and Fish skins for industrial 



purposes, by A. Boucard 

 World's Columbian Exposition. — Bâtiment 



de l'Administration ... 



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