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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
CiCONIIDiE. 
ScHLEGEL, H. Museum d^Histoire Naturelle des Pays-Bas. 
yme Livraisoii. CicoNiiE. Leyde ; 1864. Boyal 8vo_, 
pp. 26. 
Descriptions^ according to the author^s classification, of seven 
species of Ciconia, four of Mycteria, two of AnastomuSy four of 
TuntahiSy and six of Platalea arc contained in tliis catalogue. 
The specimens illustrating the group in the Leyden Museum 
amount to 113 mounted skins and 37 skeletons and crania. 
Ciconia alba. The young birds only, and not the old ones, as has often 
been supposed, pair before their departme for Germany. A. J. Jackel, Zool. 
Garten, 1865, pp. 378, 379. 
Ciconia ruyssenaersi, von Heuglin, Ibis, 1864, p. 430” (qu. C.pmyssenaeri?) 
(cf. Zool. Record, i. p. 93), is referred to C. leucocephahis, Gm., C. U7nhellata, 
Wagler, C. hiclavata, Ilodgs. II. Schlegel, Mus. P.-B., Ciconice, p. 9. 
Balceniceps rex is figm^ed. J. Wolf, Zool. Sketches, 2nd series. 
Platalea major and P. minor are identical. II. Schlegel, Mus. P.-B., (?«- 
conice, p. 21. {Cf. 11. Swinhoe, Ibis, 1864, p. 364-369.) 
Platalea regidy Gould, is referred to P. melanorhynchaj Reich. H. Schlegel, 
op. cit. p. 23. 
P)is falcincUus (L.) : detailed tables of measurements of examples from 
various parts of the world, which'aie all referred to this species, are given. 
A. V. Pelzeln, Reise Novara, Vogel, pp. 125-127. 
Avis incert^e sedis. 
Phinochetus jubatus is figured. J. Wolf, Zool. Sketches, 2nd series. 
ANSERES. 
PlKENICOPTERIDiE. 
Phoenicopterm erythresus is very abundant in Damaraland, especially on 
the coast. P. minor, on the contrary, is of rare occurrence there. De- 
tailed descriptions of both species given. 0. J. Andersson, Ibis, 1865, 
pp. 64-66. 
* • Anatid^. 
Some bones found in the Zebbug Cave at Malta appear to 
belong to a gigantic Cygnus, nearly one-third larger than C. olor, 
with long legs and short toes, which is named C. falconeri. 
With them were others, which are assigned to C. olor (?), C. 
bewicki {^c. minor) (?),and diBernicla or large The paper 
is to be printed in full in the Zoological Transactions. W. K. 
Parker, P. Z. S. 1865, pp. 752, 753. 
Cygnus passmorii is described as new, from North America, smaller than C. 
buccinator, with a black bill and a more angular forehead tlian either that 
species or C. amerieanus, besides possessing some further anatomical eliarac- 
ters. The sternum and trachea figui-ed and described by Yarrcll (Trans. Linn. 
