THE GENERAL SUBJECT. 
Aves 25 
[ScLATER, P. L.] Exhibition of and remarks upon 5 bird-skins (4 
species) from the Island of Rotumeh, which had accidentally been 
omitted from the report on the ‘ Challenger ’ collections. Tom. cit. 
p. 451. 
Three species, viz., Pinarolcstes vitensis, Lalage pacijica, and Strejpsilas 
interpreSj are now added to the list of known birds of Rotumeh, as given 
by W. A. Forbes. \_Cf. Zool Rec. xv. Aves, p. 10.] 
. On the Birds of the Vicinity of Lima, Peru. To7n. cit. 
pp. 484-488, pi. xlvi. Part vi. [Lege Part v., cf. Zool. Rec. viii. 
P- 43]. 
This collection consists of 12 species from the western side of the 
Cordillera, and from altitudes ranging from 8000 to 15,000 feet. Buar- 
remon nationi [Tanagridce] and Leptasthenura pileata [Dendrocolaptidoe'\ 
are described as new. Notes on the species are supplied by W. Nation, of 
Lima. 
. The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘ Challenger.’ Vol. ii. 
Part viii. Report on the Birds. London : 4to. Published by order 
of H.M.’s Government. 
The Introduction states that the collection consisted of about 900 skins 
of birds, besides some specimens in salt and spirits, chiefly available for 
anatomical purposes, and some eggs, which, as shown by the Appendix 
(pp. 150-152), are referred to 50 species, principally oceanic. The volume 
contains 11 Reports, all of which have already appeared in P. Z. S., but 
the following are now reprinted with corrections and additions by P. L. 
ScLATER, and with coloured plates : B. Philippine Islands, by the late 
Lord Tweeddale (pis. i. — vi.); B. Admiralty Islands (pis. vii. — xi.), 
B. Sandwich Islands (pis. xxi. & xxii.), B. Atlantic Islands, Kerguelen, &c. 
(pis. xxiii. & xxiv.), by P. L. Sclater ; B. Tongatabu, Fiji Islands, New- 
Hebrides, & Tahiti (pis. xii. — xvii.), by O. Finsch; B. Antarctic America, 
and on the Steganopodes and Impennes, by P. L. Sclater & O. Salvin 
(pis. XXV. — XXX.). The Reports on B. Moluccas and Arrou Islands, &c. 
(pis. xviii. — XX.), by T. Salvadori ; B. Cape York, Australia, &c., by 
W. A. Forbes; On the Laridxc, by H. Saunders, and On the Procel- 
lariidce, by O. Salvin, are reprinted unamended. For special plates see 
Muscicapidoe, Meliphagidce, Columbce, Megapodidce, Falconidce, Anatidce, 
Turdidce, Fringillidce. In this Government reprint, some inexcusable 
printer’s errors occur which are not in the originals in P. Z. S. 
— — . A Monograph of the J acamars and Puff-birds, or Families GaU 
hulidce and Bucconidce. Parts v. & vi. [Cf. Zool, Rec. xvii. Aves, 
p. 22.] _ . 
For species figured see Bucconidce. 
See also Conurus egregius, sp. n., Trichoglossus ruhrigularis, sp. h., 
Chrysotis [Psittaci] ; Hylophilus [ Vireonidce~\ ; Erythrura regia and 
E. serena, Pbospiza eryth'ophrys, spp. nn. [Fringillidce'] ; Synallaxis 
whitii, sp. n. [Dendrocolaptidce] ; Nonnula hrunnea, sp. n., Micro- 
monacha, g. n., HapaloptUa, g. n., Nonnula cineracea, sp. n. [Bucco- 
nidce]‘i Mergus australis [Anatidce], Opisthocomus cristatus [Opis- 
thocoinidce], Ortygocichla ruhiginosa, g. & sp. n. [Timeliidce], 
