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now given up by the author and raised to genera. Four of these^ 
TeraspizUj Tachyspiza, Erythrospiza, and Uraspiza (lege C/ro- 
spiza) among the Nisi, and two, Lophospiza and Leucospiza, 
among the AstureSy all of which oecur in the region indicated, 
are considered. Their characters are very minutely indicated, 
at such a length that their reproduction here is impossible 
for want of space, while it would be equally impossible to con- 
dense them. Teraspiza and Erythrospiza (nec Erythrospiza, 
Bp. 1830 !) appear to be new. The former is made to contain 
Falco virgatuSy Reinw., Nisus rhodogasteVy Schl., F. minullus, 
Daud., and F. tinuSy Lath. ; the latter F. trinotatus, Temm., F. 
hiogasteVy S. Miill., and Astur griseogularis , G. R. Gray (with 
which is united A. henicogrammuSy G. R. Gray, Accipiter (Bqua- 
torialis and A. muelleriy Wall., and Nisus cruentuSy Schl.). The 
author lays great stress on characters drawn from the bill and 
form of the wing, ^^illustrating his remarks by woodcuts, and 
says that the length of the toes has no generic value in these 
groups. Nisus sulaensis (Zool. Rec. hi. p. 72) is referred with 
five other species to Urospiza. 
Accipitet' chilensis (Zool. Rec. ii. p. 93) ; a Spanish version of its descrip- 
tion. L. Landheck, Anal. Univers. Chili, 18(14, pp. 845-348. 
Accipiter ladius [sc. hrevipesy Zool. Rec. ii. p. 93] should bo admitted to the 
European fauna. — All<5on, R. Z. 1867, pp. 3-5. 
■ Accipiter ventralis (Zool. Rec. iii. p. 73), A, chionogastery A, erythrocnemisy 
and A. castanilius are figured. P. L. Sclater & 0. Salvin, Ex. Orn. pis. 13, 
14, 17, and 18. 
Nisus polleni is described as a new species from Madagascar. A. Gran- 
didior, R. Z. 1867, p. 85. [It is omitted, however, from the subsequent lists 
of the same author, tom. cit. pp. 256, 320, 321.] 
Nisus brutuSy N moreliy N. lantziy and N francesi [lege franciscai] (Zool. 
Rec. ii. pp. 92, 93, iii. pp. 73, 74) are fully described and figured. II. Schle- 
gel & F. P. L. Pollen, Rech. Faun. Madag. pp. 35-38, pi. 12. figs. 2, 3, 
pis. 13, and 14. figs. 1-3. 
Astur leucomelaSy P. Wiirt.” (Naumannia, 1857, p. 432), is supposed to be 
Nisus verreauxi, Schl. (Mus. P.-B. Astures, p. 37), and not A. melanoleucusy 
A. Smith (S. Afr. Q. Journ. i. p. 229). 
Astur novce-hollandice is figured. S. Higgles, Orn. Austral, part xv. 
Mid'astur macrorhynchus (Zool. Rec. ii. p. 93) is identical with Astur mi- 
randolliiy Schl. (Mus. P.-B. AstureSy p. 27). P. L. Sclater & 0. Salvin, 
P. Z. S. 1867, p. 759., 
Strigid^. 
Strix JlammeUy observations on its food, similar to those formerly made 
on otkey-species {cf. Zool. Rec. ii. p. 93, iii. p. 74). B. Altum, Zoolog. Gar- 
ten, 1867, pp. 262-266 ;—Jackel, tom. cit. pp. 463-471. 
Stnx indioa is separated as a distinct species. It is S. jamnicuy Jerd. (B. 
Ind, i. p. 117), and S. JlammeUy Gould (P. Z. S. 1859, p. 151), from Siam. 
E. Blyth, Ibis, 1866, pp. 250, 251. 
Strix castanopsy head figured. S. Biggies, Orn. Austral, part xiii. 
