io The Humming Bird. 



that this form rather belongs to the Turdidae than to the 

 Timeliidae, as suggested by Mr. de Vis. These two birds 

 are from British New Guinea. A fine coloured plate of 

 PARAMYTHIA MONTIUM is given. Note on the proper use of 

 the Generic terms CERTHIOLA and CAEREBA, by Dr. Philip 

 Lutley Sclater. 



No. 19 contains : — On the Birds of the Islands of 

 Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire , by Ernst Hartert, 40 species 

 are mentioned from Aruba, 39 from Curacao, and 38 from 

 Bonaire. A beautiful coloured plate of Chrysotis OCHROP- 

 TERA, and CHRYSOTIS ROTSCHILDï is given. On the Collection 

 of Raptorial Birds in the Norwich Museu?n, by j. H. Gurney. 

 Notes on the Nestling of some Shetland Birds, by Ernest W. 

 H. Blagg. On the Cause of Variation, in the shape of the 

 Eggs of Birds, by Henry Seebohm. On a point in the 

 mechanism of the Bill in Birds, by W. P. Pycraft. Swifts 

 and Humming Birds, by Frederic A. Lucas. On the Occurence 

 of White's Thrush in European Russia, by Dr. M. Menzbier. 

 On the Nest and Eggs 0/GERYGONE MAGNIROSTRIS, Gould, 

 by Alfred J. North. Notes on the Synonymy of some Palaeartic 

 Birds, by H. E. Dresser. On the avifauna of Mount Duli, 

 and the Baram district in the territory of Sarawak, by 

 Charles Hose. Two hundred and sixty-six species are enum- 

 erated, and beautiful coloured plates of ORIOLUS HOSEI, 

 and SCOPS brookii, are given. On the Birds of Hainan, 

 by F. W. Styan. One hundred and fifty nine species are 

 mentioned. CRYPTOPHA BICOLOR, Styan, is the same as 

 HERPORNIS TYRANNULUS, Swinhoe. PlNAROCICKLA SCHM- 

 ACKERI, Styan, is the same as CRINIGER PALLIDUS, Swinhoe. 

 CRYPSIRHINA NIGRA, Styan, is TEMNURUS NIGER. A fine 

 coloured plate of Aboricola ardens is given. 



Part XX. contains : — On the Egg of the Empress 

 Augusta Victoria's Paradise Bird, by Dr. A. B. Meyer. A 

 coloured plate is given. Eield Notes on the Birds of Estancia, 

 Sta Ele?ta, Argentine Republic, by A. H. Holland, with 

 remarks by P. L. Sclater. Fifteen species are mentioned. A 

 Review of the Species of the family PlTTIDAE, by John 

 Whitehead. Forty-eight of these fine birds are recognised as 

 distinct species, and very interesting notes are given on many 

 of them. Notes on certain species of New Zealand Birds, by 

 W. W. Smith. A list of the Birds inhabiting the Chatham 

 Islands, by H. O. Forbes. PHALACROCORAX ONSLOWI, and 

 Phalacrocorax ROTSCHILDï, are prososed for two new 



