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33. Leptoptila rufaxilla (Rich. & Bern.) Red Under-winged 
Dove. 
Hab., South America. 
One specimen from Brazil. Presented by Mr. H. 
Nuding. 
Gallin^e. 
34. Pternistes leucoscepus Gray. White-shafted Francolin. 
Hab., northeast Africa. 
Two specimens from Abyssinia. Purchased. 
35. Coturnix pedoralis Gould. Pectoral Quail. 
Hab., Australia and Tasmania. 
Several specimens. Purchased. 
Herodiones. 
36. Ardea tricolor ruficoUis (Gosse.) Louisiana Heron. 
Hab., southern United States. 
Two specimens from Florida. Purchased. 
Anseres. 
37. Dendrocygna discolor Scl. & Sal v. Brazilian Tree Duck. 
Hab., South America. 
Two specimens from the Amazon. Presented by 
Mr. H. Nuding. 
38. Chaulelasmus streperus (L.) Gad wall. 
Hab., Northern Hemisphere. 
One received from Brownsville, Texas. 
REPTILIA. 
Chelonia. 
39. Cinosternum sonoriense Lec. Sonoran Mud-turtle. 
Hab., southwestern United States. 
A mud-turtle received on September 5th as a gift 
from Mr. Herbert Brown, Yuma, Arizona, has been 
provisionally referred to this species, although the 
relations of the southwestern turtles of this genus 
are not yet fully known. 
