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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Charadriid.®. 
JRecurvirosira avocetta with young is figured. J. Gould, B. Grt. Br. part v. 
Strepsilas interpres is stated to breed in Jamaica, at the seaside, on the 
plains and in the mountains. So far as a description of the appearance of the 
eggs found can he depended upon, they would seem to tally with those which 
have been hitherto brought only from comparatively high northern latitudes; 
but nothing is said to show whether or not the Jamaican specimens have 
been fully identified as belonging to this species. W. T. March, Proc. Acad. 
Philad. 1864, p. 66. 
Charadrius pluvialis in summer (with young) and winter is figured. J. 
Gould, B. Grt. Br. part v. 
Hemerodromus cinctus has been obtained in the Bari Negro-land in Central 
Africa. A. von Pelzeln, Ibis, 1864, p. 231, On Mr. Blyth’s authority it is 
stated that this bird certainly belongs to the genus Rhinoptilus. T. C. Jerdon, 
B. India, iii. p. 629. 
Otidid^e. 
Otis denhami seems to have occurred in the Djour-country. T. von Heuglin, 
J. f. 0. 1864, pp. 272, 273. 
Otis tarduj with young, and O. tetrax are figured. J. Gould, B. Grt. Br. 
part v. 
* Gruidas. 
Homeyer, Eugen von. Ueber die Ruckenfarbung des briitenden 
Kraaichs. J. f. O. 1864, pp. 337-339. 
Remarks on Conservator Mev<js’s paper on the same subject ((Efvers. K. 
Vet.-Akad. Fork. 1860, p. 218 ; J. f. 0. 1862, pp. 132, 133). The staining 
of the feathers in Grus cinerea is not accidentally caused j the author has 
observed the bird trimming its plumage, and anointing them with peat-soil. 
Ardeidas. 
Garzetta nivea is stated to be distinct from Florida cceridaa, of which it has 
been generally supposed to be the immature j but further evidence is required 
to establish its specific value. W. T. March, Proc. Acad. Philad. 1864, p. 63. 
Ardea occidentalis is still considered distinct from Herodias egretta j but the 
specific (not to say generic) characters are exactly contrary to those given as 
diagnostic by Prof. Baird (B. N. Am. p. 670) ! W. T. March, Proc. Acad. 
Philad. 1864, p. 63. 
Ardea wuerdemanni is considered by the fishermen and gunners of Jamaica 
to be the male of A. herodias. They are probably right, but their view of the 
case is controverted. W. T. March, Proc. Acad. Philad. 1864, pp. 63, 64. 
Butorides brimnescens, if distinct from B. mrescens, has not been recognized in 
Jamaica, though supposed to be found there. W. T. March, Proc. Acad. 
Philad. 1864, p. 64. 
Nycticorax griseus. Notice of a colony on the Seeburger-See in Hanover. 
B. Wicke, Journ. f. Orn. 1864, pp. 77-80. Its occurrence in Sweden. F. Wahl- 
gren, CEfvers. K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Forhandl, 1864, p. 77. 
Botaurus stellaris^ with young, is figured. J. Gould, B. Grt. Br. part vi. 
