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notes by Dr. Kriiper, who has, as is well known, long resided in this 
district, and himself written some valuable papers on its birds. An in- 
teresting calendar is given at the end of the work, showing the move: 
ments of the various birds of passage as they traverse the country, &c. 
Hartlaub, G. Letter from, relating to a Finch {Lohiospiza notahilis), 
described in the Zoological Society’s Proceedings. P. Z. S. 1875, 
p. 269. \_Fringillidai.~\ 
. [See Neumayer, G.] 
Heuglin, T. von. Ornithologie Nordost Afrika’s. Lief“. 50, 51, 52, 
53, 54, 55, 56, 57 (completion). 
With these parts, the author brings this work, on which he has been 
engaged for some years, to a conclusion. As completed, it makes two 
8vo volumes, each divided into two parts. The work has already been 
described in Zool. Eec. : it promises long to remain a standard authority 
on the birds of the country of which it treats. 
. Viaggio dei Signori 0. Antinori, O. Beccari ed A. Issel nel Mar 
Rosso, nel territorio dei Bogos, e regioni circonstanti, durante gli 
anni 1870-71. Catalogo degli Uccelli, compilato per cura di O. 
Antinori et T. Salvadori. Genova: 1873. J. f. 0. 1875, pp. 52-58. 
A short notice of this work, with notes on several of the species men- 
tioned therein. 
Hoffman, W. J. Li.st of Birds observed at Grand River Agency 
Dakotah. P. Bost. Soc. xviii. pp. 169-175. 
Brief mention is made in this list of 79 species of N. American birds. 
Homeyer, a. von. Biologische Beobachtungen iiber einige schlesische 
Vogel. J. f. 0. 1875, pp. 111-113. 
. Ueber die Gruppe der Schreiadler. Tom. cit. pp. 153-166. 
l^Accipitres.'] 
Hudson, W. H. On the Herons of the Argentine Republic, with a 
Notice of a curious Instinct of Ardetta involucris. P. Z. S. 1875, 
pp. 623-631. 
A very interesting account of some peculiar instincts of Ardetta invo- 
lucris^ and full notes on the habits of several other species of Heron 
found near Buenos Ayres. 
Hugel, a. von. Letter describing a trip to New Zealand, and to the 
haunts of Stringops habroptilus, &c. Ibis, 1875, pp. 389-394. [Psit- 
tacidce, Anatidce, Rallid(B.'\ 
Hume, Allan O. Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds. Rough Draft. 
Part hi. 1875. 
With this part, the author concludes his “ Nests and Eggs of Indian 
Birds,” the volume, as completed, containing 662 pages. [Zool. Rec. x. 
p. 44, & xi. p. 39.] 
. A first List of the Birds of Upper Pegu. Str. Feath. 1875, 
pp. 1-194. 
This list is based upon collections made by Captain Feilden and Mr. 
