PSITTACI, PlCARIiE. 
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Trichoglossid^e. 
Nestor productus in Italian museums. E. de Selys-Longchamps, Ibis, 1870, 
p. 450. 
PICARI^. 
PiCIDiE. 
Colaptes campestris. Mr. Darwin’s statements as to its habits contradicted. 
W. IT. Hudson, P. Z. S. 1870, pp. 158-lGO. — Reply to the same. 0. Darwin, 
tom. cit p. 705. 
Chloroncrpes simplex and Melmierpes chrysauchen are new species from Ve- 
ragua: the former resembling C. aundentus, but with a differently coloured 
head ; the latter, like M. Jlavifrons, but haying the lores and nape yellow, 
and only the lower part of the belly crimson. O. Salvin, tom, cit. pp. 212, 
213. 
Melanerpes pidcher is a new species from Bogota, allied to M. chrysauchen 
(lit infra), but with transverse bands from the breast to the vent. P. L. 
Sclater, tom. cit. p. 330. 
Micropternus liolroydi is a new species from Hainan, nearly allied to M. 
fokiensis ; but the wings and tail are shorter, and the head and neck different. 
R. Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 90. 
Picus westermani is indicated as a new species resembling P. macesi. E. 
Blyth, tom. cit. p. 163. 
Picumnus horhce, P aurifrons, Natterer,” P.leucogaster, Natt.,” and ** P. 
fuscus, Natt.,” are new species from Brazil. The first is like P. leucogdsler, 
Sundev., but smaller, and having an olive-coloured back. A. v. Pelzeln, Orn. 
Bras. pp. 334, 336. 
Vivia innominata, Sasia ocliracea, and S. ahnormis figured. J. Gould, B. As. 
part xxii. 
Trogonidje. 
Trogon chionurus is a new species from Panama, hitherto confounded with 
T. viridis, with which, however, T. venustus, Cab. & Heine, is identical. P. 
L. Sclater & 0. Salvin, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 843. 
GALBULIDiE. 
, Brachygalha goeringi (Zool. Rec. vi. p. 63) figured. A. Ernst, Vargas. 
1870, pi. i. 
Alcedinid^e. 
y^SHARPE, R. B. A Monograph of the AlcedinidiB or Kingfishers. London. 
Parts vii.-xiii. Roy. 8vo. 
( Five parts, one of them a double one, of this work have been published 
during the year (Zool. Rec. vi. p. 64). Part vii. (1 Jan.) contains figures 
and descriptions of Cerylc torquata, Alcedo grandis, Alcyone pulchra, Halcyon 
cyanoventris, II, alhiventris, H. senegalensis, II. malimhica, and Dacelo leachi. 
In part viii. (1 April) are included Pelargopsis amauroptera, P, leucoccphalaj 
P. gouldi (vide infrd), P. hurmanica, P. jioresiana, Ceyx sharpii, Dacelo cer- 
vina, D. occidentalis. Part ix. (1 July) contains Pelargopsis meldnorhyncha, 
Alcedo euryzona, A. hengalensis, Halcyon coromanda, H. gularis, II. erythro- 
