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chief inhabitants, including the ‘ Solitaire ’ and other now extinct birds, 
of which we know nothing except from the writings of Leguat and 
other early writers, and from their semi -fossilized remains. The date 
when this ‘ Relation ’ was written, is believed by the author to have 
been about 1730. [See Newton, Alfred.] 
Morgan, Rhodes W. On the Nidification of certain South Indian 
Birds. Ibis, 1875, pp. 313-323. 
The nests and eggs of 41 species of birds inhabiting Southern India are 
described in this paper. 
Moresby, J. Letter from, giving the exact locality of the young 
Casuarius uniappendiculatus, presented by him to the Zoological 
Society. P. Z. S. 1875, p. 533. 
The Cassowary here referred to was obtained at Threshold Bay, 20 
miles to the north of the island of Salwatti. 
Mulsant, ]6. Catalogue des Oiseaux-Mouches ou Colibris. Lyons, 
Paris, and London : 1875. Large 8vo, pp. 32. 
A number of new generic names appear to be introduced into this list 
for the first time, some of which, but not all, have since been charac- 
terized in the same author’s Hist. Nat. des Ois.-Mouches, now in course of 
publication. [^Trochilidce.'] 
& Verreaux, Edouard. Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux-Mouches 
ou Colibris. ii. Livr. 1 & 2. 
See Zool. Rec. xi. p. 48. 
Nelson, E. W. Notes on the Ornithology of Utah, Nevada, and Cali- 
fornia. P. Bost. Soc. xvii. pp. 338-365. 
These notes apply to a number of birds observed in the neighbour- 
hood of Fort Bridger, near Salt Lake City, and in the vicinity of Uko, 
Nevada. 
Neumayer, Gt. Anleitung zu wissenschaftlichen Beobachtungen auf 
Reisen. Berlin : 1875. 8vo. . Vogel. Von Dr. O. Hartlaub, pp. 
461-480, woodcuts. 
Dr. Hartlaub’s contribution to this work contains practical instruc- 
tions on bird collecting in all its branches, his information being 
taken from the best current authorities, such as Professor Newton’s 
“Instructions for Collecting Birds’ Eggs,” &c. An outline, giving a 
sketch of the observations to which a collector should give his attention, 
together with a list of some of the most useful works applicable to dif- 
ferent parts of the globe, conclude the article. 
Newton, Alfred. Encyclopaedia Britannica (9th edn.), iii. pp. 728-778, 
Article “ Birds.” [See Parker, W. K.] 
Prof. Newton’s share of this article treats of the following subjects : — 
1. Fossil Birds. Comprising allusions to the supposed Triassic birds 
known only from footprints, which may be those of Dinosaurian 
Reptiles ; Oolitic Birds (ArcTiceopteryx ) ; Cretaceous Birds ; Eocene 
Birds, including Professor Owen’s Odontopteryx, Miocene, Pliocene, and 
Post-pliocene Birds, and lastly Cave Birds. 
