The Humming Bird. 29 



by Dr. A. von Frantzins. Apuntamientos para la historia 

 natural de Costa-Rica, by H. Pittier. Crustaceos, Insectos, 

 Y MOLLUSCAS. Resultados de las observaciones meteorologicas 

 practicadas en el ano de 18 go, by H. Pittier. Descripcion 

 de una especie nueva de " GALLINA de MONTE," by José C. 

 Zeledon. ARAMIDES PLUMBEICOLLIS is the name proposed. 

 Descripcion de très especies nuevas para la fauna costari- 

 cense, by G. K. Cherrie. RAMPHOCELUS COSTARICENSIS, 

 Myrmocciza occidentalis, and Grallaria lizanoi, are 

 the names proposed. Antiquedades de Costa Rica, by Dr. 

 H. Polakowsky. A fine photograph illustrating eleven rare 

 antiquities is given. Ave s colectadas en Costa Rica, by 

 Adolfo Boucard. It is a traduction of my paper published in 

 the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, January, 

 1878, made by Anastasio Alfaro. Resena de las principales 

 Aves, que habitan la parte superior del Volcan de PoÀS, by 

 Anastasio Alfaro. Investigaciones sobre el azucar del AGAVE 

 AMERICANA, by Gustavo Michaud y José Fidel Tristan. 



1891. — Memoria de la Secretaria de Gobernacion 

 Policia Y Fomento, San José, Costa Rica. 



1892. — Die Vogel der Insel Curacao, by Hans von 

 Berlepsch. In this memoir Mr. Berlepsch mentions all the 

 works published anteriorly, on the birds of Bonaire, Curacao 

 and Aruba, and gives a list of all the species recorded from 

 these Islands. On page 91, TiNNUNCULUS BREVIPENNIS is 

 proposed fora new species from Curacao. 



1891. — Katalog der Vogelsamlung, im Museum der 

 Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 

 in Frankfurt Am Main, by Ernst Hartert, Frankfurt. 259 

 pages of text. This is a complete list of the species of birds, 

 in the collection of the Museum of Francfort. 3,612 species 

 are enumerated. 



1892. — Catalogue of a Collection of British 

 Birds formed by the late Mr. John Henry Gurney and 

 HIS Son, by the latter, with the localities, sex, and state* of 

 plumage, London. 



1891. — A LIST OF MOLLUSCA AND OTHER FORMS OF 

 Marine life, collected in the years 188c — 1890, in JAPAN, 

 by Frederick Stearns. Detroit. One black plate is given. 



1891. — Viaggio di Leonardo Fea, in Birmania e 

 REGIONI VICINE : — ODONATËS, by Edm de Selys Long- 

 champs, Genova. Many new species are described in this 

 memoir. 



