ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE, 
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^ Jackel, Zool. Garten, 1868, pp. 405-408. [Cf. Zool. Ilec. iv. p. 109, suh 
•)wm. Serini luteoli.] 
tScrinus aurifrons (Zool. Rec. i. p. 85), male and female figured. II. B, 
Tristram, Ibis, 1868, pp. 207, 208, pi. \ii. 
Serinus Jlavifrons (Zool. Rec. iv. p. 109) is now said to be identical with 
Crithagra chrysopyga^ Swains. (B. W. Afr. i. p. 274), and also with S. auri- 
frons, Ileugl. (Sitziingsb. Ic. Ak. Wien, 1856, p. 293, dcscr. nidi.), ncc Tris- 
tram ut suprd, M. T. von Ileuglin, J. f. O. 1868, pp. 95, 96. 
Crithagra chrysopyga, Antin. (Cat. Ucc. Affr. p. 75) (iiec Swains, ut suprh 
cit.'), is C. barhata, Heugl. (Zool. Rec. i. p. 84, nec ut cit. J. f. 0. 1863, p. 284), 
and is referred to the genus Serinus. Id. tom. cit. pp. 96, 97. 
Crithagra crassirostris and C. mossamhicana are described as new species 
from Mozambique, allied to C. chrysopyga ; but the former is larger, with the 
outer part of the tip of the lateral rectrices paler, while the latter has the 
Temiges not paler at the tip, the tail with a white-coloured margin, the inner 
part of the tip of the lateral rectrices being paler. W. Peters, J. f. 0. 1868, 
pp. 133, 134. 
Fringilla chloris, breeding in the hole of a pollard willow. A. von Ho- 
meyer, J. f. 0. 1868, p. 285, 
Hesperiphona affinis is figured. J. Gould, B. As. pt. xx. 
Leucosticte gigliolii is a new species from Dauria, resembling L. arctoa in 
the red frontal feathers (which serve to distinguish it from L. griseinucha^ 
L. tephrocotisj L. hrandti, and L. hrunneinucha') , but differing from it in not 
having the remiges, rectrices, and tail-coverts white mixed with grey. T. 
Salvador!, P. Z. S. 1868, pp. 579, 680, pi. xliv. 
Leucosticte griseonucha is figured. D. G. Elliot, B. N. Am. pt. x. 
Linota cannahina is figured. J. Gould, B. Gr. Br. pt. xiv. 
Linota pygmcea is a new species from Ladak and Bissahir, considerably 
smaller than Mctoporeia pusilla. F. Stoliczka, J. A. S. B. 1868, p. 62. [Cy. 
^bis, 1869, p. 211.] 
. JEgiothus fuscescens is figured. I). G. Elliot, B. N. Am. pt. xi. 
Chrysomitris lawrencii is figured. I). G. Elliot, B. N. Am. pt. x. 
Loxia bi/asciata has occurred in the county Dublin. II. Blake-Knox, Zool. 
Sec. Ser. p. 1376. 
Emberizid^e. 
. Emberiza pityornis has occurred at Revel, Baron von Iluene, J. f. O. 
1868, p. 141. 
Emberiza guinquclineatay A. David,” is described as a new species from 
Northern China. J. Verreaux, Ann. Sc. Nat. 5e st^r. x. p. 67. 
Emberiza himalayensis ” [cujus ?] is said to be a common species between 
Simla and Mussoorie : R. C. Tytler, Ibis, 1868, p, 201. Referred to E. pity- 
ornis., Pall. : E. Bl}’th, tom. cit. p. 355. 
Elcctrophanes nivalis is figured. J. Gould, B. Gr. Br. pt. xiii, 
Alaudidae. 
Melanocorypha rufcsccns^ 0. L. Brehm (Naumannia, 1856, p. 375) and 
Blasius {tom. cit. p. 469), is M. alboterminata, Cab. (Mus. llcin. i. p. 124). 
M. T. von Ileuglin, J. f. 0. 1868, pp. 221, 222. 
