ETHIOPIAN REGION, INDIAN REGION. 
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Heuglin, T. N. a Handbook to the Birds of Egypt, by Gr. E. Shelley. 
J. f. 0. 1874, pp. 46-54. 
A running commentary, with notes on Captain Shelley’s book [Zool. 
Rec. ix. p. 27]. 
Mi LN e-Edwards, A. Observations sur I’existence de certains rapports 
entre le mode de coloration des oiseaux et leur distribution g^ogra-. 
phique. G. R. Ixxvii. p. 1551. 
Melanism is shown to be a peculiarity, or in the majority of cases an 
attribute, of the Southern Avifauna ; and from this and other facts con- 
nected therewith, a former different land and water distribution of the 
Southern Hemisphere is premised. 
Reiciienow, a. Zur Yogelfauna Westafrika’s. Ergebnisse einer Reise 
nach Guinea. J. f. O. 1874, pp. 353-388. 
The first part of an account of the author’s expedition to the Gold 
Coast 'and Cameroons. The notes refer to about 50 species of Ameres, 
GrallcBy Gallince, Accipitres^ and Columbm. 
. Bericht fiber die ornithologischen Sammlungen der Expedition 
nach W estaf rika. Correspondenzblatt der Af rikanischen Gesellschaf t 
(Berlin), 1874, No. 10, pp. 176-187. 
90 species as yet received from the German expedition to the Loango 
Coast are here discussed ; observations by Dr. Falkenstein being in many 
cases added. One new species is described [^Turdidce]. 
Sharpe, R. B. On a small collection of Birds from Bulama, one of the 
Bissagos Islands, W. Africa. P. Z. S. 1874, pp. 305 & 306. 
19 species noticed. 
. A Study of the Larks of South Africa. Tom. cit. pp. 614-651, 
pis. Ixxv. & Ixxvi. [AlaudidceJ] 
Ussher, H. T. Notes on the Ornithology of the Gold Coast. Ibis, 1874, 
pp. 43-75, pi. ii. 
Gives the result of 15 years’ experience of West African birds, no less 
than 170 species being noticed. 
INDIAN EEGION. 
Adam, R. M.’ Additional Note on the Birds of the Sambhur Lake and 
its vicinity. Str. Feath. ii. pp. 337-341. 
Adds 10 species to the former list (Zool. Rec. x. p. 30), and gives notes 
on some previously mentioned. 
Anderson, A. On the Nidification of certain Indian Birds. Part iii. 
Ibis, 1874, pp. 220-223. \_Anatidce.'] 
Ball, V. Letter from. Str. Feath. ii. p. 333. 
Refers to Micronisus soloensis and Ninox hirsuta from the Nicobars, in 
the Vienna Museum. 
. On the Avifauna of the Chutia (Chota) Nagpur Division, S. W. 
frontier of Bengal. Tom. cit. pp. 355-440. 
A most valuable paper. 294 species included, 10 being added by Mr. 
Brooks. 
