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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
ScHLEGEL, H. Observations Zoologiques^ III. Nederlandscli 
Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde, iii. pp. 325-350. 
The character of this paper is the same as of the two preceding articles of 
the series on which we commented last year (Zool. Kecord, ii. pp. 69-60). 
The following appear to be new species ; — Baza rufa, Noctua aniensis, JPsit- 
tacula melanogenia, Caprimulgus papuensis, Carpophaga neglecta ] but of the 
crowd of facts concerning other species we can unfortunately here take no 
notice. 
ScLATER^ P. L.j and Salvin^ Osbert. Exotic Ornithology. 
Part I. London : 1866. Imp. 4to^ pp. 1-20, pis. i.-viii. 
This work is intended to form a sequel to the ^Planches 
Coloriees^ and ^Iconographie Ornithologique/ and well fulfils the 
expectations held out by its authors, who announced that, to the 
description of each species figured, they would add a synopsis of 
the other species of the genus, so that the letterpress will finally 
consist of a series of separate monographic essays. This is al- 
ready done,* in the only part of the work which now comes under 
our notice, with the genera Lipaugus, FurnariuSy Xipholena, and 
Vireolanius. The species figured are Lipaugus unirufuSj L, 
subalaris, L. rufescensj Furnarius torridus, Xipholena atropur- 
purea, Ptilogonys caudatus, Vireolanius melitophrys, and V, pul- 
chellus. (fy. Ibis, 1867, p. 123.) 
Seeley, Harry. An Epitome of the Evidence that Pterodactyles 
are not Reptiles, but a new subclass of Vertebrate Animals 
allied to Birds (Saurornia) . Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1866, 
xvii. pp. 321-331. 
As the principle of organization in the Pterodactyles was Avian, and the 
bones are nearly all Avian in their modifications, these animals must have 
been Avian. The author thus determines their place in nature : — 
Mammalia. 
Saurornia. | Aves. 
Peptilia. 
. Note on some new Genera of Fossil Birds in the Wood- 
wardian Museum. Ann. &; Mag. Nat. Hist, 1866, xviii. 
pp. 109, 110. 
Ptenornis and Macrornis are two new genera from the Tertiary epoch ; and 
Litliornis emuianus (!) is refen’ed to a genus Megalornis. Pelagornis is the 
name proposed for a group of fossil birds from the Cambridge Greensand, with 
P. harretti as its type. 
ViAN, Jules. Causeries Ornithologiques, Rev. et Mag. de 
Zool. 1866, pp. 401-410. 
These relate to several species of Anaticlce. 
ViNCELOT, — . Etudes Ornithologiques. Ann. Soc. Linn, de 
Maine et Loire, 1865, pp. 55-78. 
The subjects of these studies' are AlcedoisjndamiX the four common species 
of European Columhidee, The author’s remarlcs are not distinguished by 
much novelty. 
