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AVES. 
1. Arctic, = Palaearctic and Nearctic of Sclater. 
2. Tropical- American, = Neotropical of Sclater. 
3. Australian. 
4. -Ethiopian. 
5. Hindoo, i.e.y Indian Peninsula and Ceylon. 
6. Malayan, in which he would include Madagascar and the Masca- 
renes. 
Perrin, J. Beswick. On the Myology of Opisthocomus cristatus. Tr. 
Z. S. ix. 353-370, pis. Ixiii.-lxvi. 
This paper is chiefly descriptive of the muscles of Opisthocomus^ those 
of the limbs and tail being exhibited on the plates, which contain also 
a drawing showing the peculiarity of the crop in this bird, and two 
outlines illustrating the pterylography. 
PouGET, — . Note sur le Kagou. Bull. Soc. Acclim. (3) ii. pp. 162-171. 
Describes the habits of Rhinochetas juhatus. 
Pralle, — . Ornithologische Notizen. J. f. O. 1875, pp. 415-416. 
Notes on some 6 or 8 birds, of no special interest. 
Qo]6pat, N^rj^e. Monographic du Cini {Fringilla serinus, Linn^). 
Paris: 1875, 8vo, pp. 59, 2 pis. 
Ramsay, E. P. Notes on the original Specimen of Ptilonorhynchus rawn- 
sleyi. P. Z. S. 1875, p. 69. 
The author considers this supposed species to be a hybrid between 
Sericulus.chrysocephalus and Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus, his observa- 
tions being based upon an examination of the original specimen. 
. Descriptions of some rare Eggs of Australian Birds. Tom. cit. 
pp. 112-114. \_Paradiseidce, Caprimulgidce.'] 
. List of Birds met with in North-Eastern Queensland, chiefly at 
Rockingham Bay. Tom. cit. pp. 578-603. 
This list includes notes on 173 species, two of which are described as 
new. [^Muscicapidce, Paradiseidw.'] 
. Description of the Eggs and Young of Rallina tricolor, from 
Rockingham Bay, Queensland. Tom. cit. pp. 603 & 604. 
. Description of a new species of Ptilotis, from Endeavour River, 
with some Remarks on the Natural History of the East Coast Range, 
near Rockingham Bay. P. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. i. pp. 9-12. \_Meli- 
phagidce.’\ 
Ramsay, Robert Wardlaw. Ornithological Notes from the District of 
Karen-nee, Burmah. Ibis, 1875, pp. 348-353. 
An interesting account of the birds seen during a short expedition 
into this almost unexplored district of Burmah. The collection has been 
examined by Lo'-d Walden, who has added foot-notes respecting several 
species mentioned in this article. 
Reichenow, Anton. Zur Vogelfauna Westafrika’s. Ergebnisse einer 
Reise nach Guinea. J. f, O. 1875, pp. 1-50. 
Contains the concluding portion of the paper commenced in 1874. 
