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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
species^ and inconvenient when a writer wishes to cite a passage ; 
and cited these catalogues must be in future to a degree which 
is hardly at the present moment appreciated. 
Oursorius superciliaris is described as a new species, though obtained more 
than ten years since, and mentioned by the author in his former list of 
North-east African birds under the name of C. chalcopterus, from which he 
now considers it to differ. Some remarks on the four other species known 
to him are added. T. v. Heuglin, J. f. O. 1865, pp. 98-100. 
Oursorius hisignatus is a new species from Begniiela allied to C. bicinctuSf 
but much smaller, paler in colour, witli the black collar hardly visible behind, 
and other distinctive features. G. Hartlaub, P. Z. S. I 860 , pp. 87, 88 j J. J. 
Monteiro, op. cit, p. 90. 
Oursorius gallicus has again occurred in England. T. H. Allis, Zool. 
p. 9418. 
(Edicnemics histriatus occurs near Vera Cruz in Mexico. P. L. Sclater, 
P. Z. S. 1865, p. 397. 
Ohionis minor is common on both the Prince Edward’s Islands and Ker-^ 
guelen’s Land. F. W. Hutton, Ibis, 1865, p. 277. 
Ohcetusia leucura has occurred in Malta, and is figured. 0. A. Wright, 
Ibis, 1865, pp. 459-462, pi. x. 
Pluvianus cegyptius is figured. J. Gould, B. As. part xvii. 
Vanellus cristatus, with young, is figured. J. Gould, B. G. B. part vii. 
Oharadrius xanthochilus, Wagl. ?, O, longipes, Temm., and O.pluvialis orieu'^ 
talis, Schl., are all referred to O. pluvialis. A. v. Pelzelu, Beise Novara, 
Vogel, p. 115. 
Oharadrius longipes has again occurred at Malta. 0. A. Wright, Ibis, 
1866, pp. 462, 463. 
Oharadrius veredus, Gould, is the young of O. asiaticus, Pall., with which 
species also is identified O. montanuSf'^ownE. H. Schlegel, Mus. P.-B., 
CursoreSf p. 88 \ J. Gould, Handb. B. Austral, ii. p. 229. 
AUgialophilus is the name proposed for a new genus to receive the jEgia^ 
lites cantianus of Europe, the riificapillus of Australia, and many other 
species, all, or nearly all, ot which have black bills and long legs, and are 
less banded with black than the members of the genus JEgialitesJ’ J. Gould, 
Handb. B. Austral, ii. pp. 234,235. 
Mgialites hiaticula has been received fifom Port Stevens, Australia. Op. cit. 
ii. p. 231. 
Hiaticula inornata, OovXdi, from Australia, is referred to the widely ranging 
Oharadrius geoffroyi, Wagler, with which O. lesohenaidtif Lesson, O. asiaticus, 
Horsf. (nec Pallas), appears to be synonymous. H. Schlegel, Mus. P.-B., 
Oursores, p, 39. 
Otidid^. 
Eighteen speeies of the family, which are all referred to one 
genus, Otis, and are represented by seventy mounted skins, are 
contained in the galleries of the Leyden Museiim. H. Schlegel, 
Mus. P.-B., Cursores, pp, 1-18. 
