AVES. 
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IIautlaur, G. Provisional List of a Collection of Birds lately 
made in the Feejee Islands. Ibis, 1864, p. 232. 
Thirty-seven species are enumerated, of which some few are 
not identified. 
Rosenberg, G. von. Beitrag zur Ornithologie , von Neu- 
Guinea. Journ. f. Ornith. 1864, pp. Ill bis (potim 111)- 
138. (Translated by Dr. von Martens from tlie Natuur- 
kundig Tijdschrift voor nederlandsch Indie, Jahrg.1863.^^) * 
The author accompanied an expedition of the Dutch Govern- 
ment to explore the south-west and north-east coasts of New 
Guinea in 1858. The article contains a list of all the species of 
birds hitherto known to him to belong to that country, including ' 
the neighbouring islands of Jobie, Waigiou, Mysol, and Am, all 
of which, excepting the first and last named, he has himself 
visited. The account of the birds inhabiting the south coast of 
New Guinea was furnished to him by Captain Dumoulin, that 
of those of the Am Islands by Mr. Wallace. The Ke Islands 
and New Ireland are excluded, the first because they do not 
belong to the New Guinea group in a physical aspect, the 
second because the author had not sufficient data to go upon. 
Three hundred and two species are enumerated, of which the 
following are described as new discoveries of the author: — Char- 
mosyna pectm'aliSy ChalcopsiUa leucopygialiSj Lorius speciosusy 
Calao papuensisy Malurus sericyaneus and Casuarius kaupi. 
Some of these under other names have probably been included 
in Mr. Wallace's or Mr. George Gray’s writings (c/. ' Ibis,^ 
1863, p. 104), but the last was first made known by Herr von 
Rosenberg more than four years ago (J. f. O. 1861, p. 44. 
pi. i. figs. 12, 13). 
Sclater, P. L. List of a Collection of Birds from Huaheine, 
Society’s Islands. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, pp. 8-11. 
The collection was sent to Mr. J. II. Gurney by Mr. J. H. 
Wodehouse, and contains ten species, to the enumeration of 
which some notes are added by the collector. 
Wallace, A. R. On the Parrots of the Malayan Region, with 
Remarks on their Habits, Distribution and Affinities, and 
the Description of two New Species. Proc. Zool. Soc. 
1864, pp. 272-295 (with a Map). 
Parrots abound in all tropical countries, but, except in Aus- 
tralia and New Zealand, rarely extend into the temperate zone. 
The Indian and iEthiopian regions are poor in Parrots, while the 
Australian is the richest, containing many Genera and even 
whole Families peculiar to it. The author believes that in this 
region the Parrot-type originated, and endeavours to ascertain 
what portion of it was their birth-place. The region may br> 
