2i 
AVES. 
Homeyer, Eug. F. von. Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Vogel Ost- 
sibiriens und des Amur-Landes. J. f. O. 1870^ pp. 56-6i, 
161-175,421-439. 
The authors most useful summary of the works of Von Mid- 
dendorff. Von Schrenck, and Radde is completed in these three 
articles, the whole series of which includes 322 species (Zool. 
Rec. vi. p. 35). 
Koch, G. von. Ornithologische Notizen aus dem Jahre 1869. 
Tom. cit. pp. 393, 394. 
Of local interest only. 
Kuwert, a. Ornithologische Notizen. Tom. cit. pp. 203- 
206. 
Notes made in East Prussia, and chiefly of local interest. 
Malmgren, a. J. Zwei ornithologische Aufsatze. Tom. cit. 
pp. 281-305. 
A translation of the two papers noticed last year (Zool. Rec. 
vi. pp. 35, 99). 
Letter- from. Ibis, 1870, pp. 148, 149. 
4 
Contains the substance of the first of the foregoing papers. 
' Marc hand, A. Appendice an Catalogue des Oiseaux observes 
/ dans le Departement d^Eure-et-Loire. R. Z. 1870, p. 139. 
/Adds six species, which makes the number observed in this 
Department 232 {cf. Zool. Rec. v. p. 42)^ 
Mobius, K. Ein Besuch des Schleswig’schen Wattenmeeres 
/. und der Insel Sylt im Marz 1870. Zool. Gart. 1870, 
pp. 133-137. 
Contains some goodjneld-notes, particularly on the breeding 
of Anas marila.^ 
/' Muth, j. P. Die Vogel auf Sicilien. Tom. cit. 1870, pp. 143- 
^ 151. 
f A popular article, containing, howfiyer, some very- good notes 
on some of the birds of S icily .y 
CluiSTORP, G. Ornitholog. Mittheilungen aus Neu-Vorpom- 
mern. J. f. 0. 1870, pp. 207-214. 
^ Field-notes not calling for any special remark. j 
y Sabanaeff, Leonida. Preavaritelno'i Oscherk Faunoi Posvon- 
^ oschnoech Srednyago Oorala. Bull. Mosc. xlii. 1870, 
pp. 185-197. 
( This paper contains preliminary remarks of- greaf interest on 
the information respecting the fauna of the Ural, collected by 
the author during two journeys thither. He begins by giving a 
sketch of the various localities he visited, and then proceeds to 
