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AVES. 
names, and several species and subspecies are described as new, or are 
renamed, for which see Ajthurrhynchus, Criniger, Xenocichla, Pycnonotus, 
Tylas [Pycnonotidce ] ; Cinnicerthia, Campy lorrJiynchus^ Thryotliorus, Tro- 
glodytes, Cyphorrhinus, Pnoepyga [^Troglodytidce']', Mimus ITurdidce']. 
Numerous coloured illustrations are given, with important woodcuts 
showing generic characters, in text. In consequence of a criticism by the 
late Marquis of Tweeddale \_cf. Zool. Rec. xv. Aves, p. 32], the genus 
Irena, Horsfd., which had previously been placed by the author (Pt. iii.) 
amongst the Dicruridce in the group Coliomorphce, is now included 
(pp. 174-179) amongst the Brachypodiidce. 
[SiiARPE, R. B.] A Guide to the Gould Collection of Humming Birds in 
the British Museum. London : 1881, 8vo, pp. 22, with Map show- 
ing geographical distribution. For author’s name, see p. 8. 
. See also J. Gould ; and Laniarius [^Laniidce], Cinclosoma \Time- 
liidce\, Podilymbus [Podicipidce] ; Neomixis striatigula, g. & sp. n., 
Oxylahes cinereiceps, sp. n. ; Schcenicola\_Timeliid(B\ ; Gallinago ccelestis 
var. sabinii [Scolopacidce], Malurns cyanochlamys, sp. n., Rhipidura 
macgilUvrayi, sp. n., Rhipidura preissi, Siphia obscura, sp. n. [Mws- 
cicapidoi ] . 
Shelley, G. E. List of Birds recently collected by Dr. Kirk in 
Eastern Africa. P. Z. S. 1881, pp. 5G1-602, pi. lii. 
In this important paper seven collections are noticed : one from Lamo 
in 2® S. lat. : one from Melinda, in 3° S. lat. : three from the Usambara 
country : one from Ugogo : and one from Dar-es-Salaam, containing alto- 
gether 192 species. Urobrachya zanzibarica \_Ploceid(je], aud Coccystes 
albo-notatus {_Cuculidce'] are described as new ; several rectifications in 
synonymy are made, and Phyllostrephus sharpii, Shelley \_TimeUidce] is 
cancelled. Sigmodus scopifrons {_Laniidce'], is figured. 
. See also Parus alhiventris [^Paridce'], Cosmopsarus unicolor 
nidce'], Schizorrhis leopoldi, Gallirex chlorochlamys \Musophagidoe\, 
spp. nn. 
Shufeldt, R. W. Osteology of Speotyto cunicularia var. hypogcea 
[^Striges']. Bull. U. S. Geol. Surv. vi. pp. 87-117, pis. i.-iii. 
. The plates illustrating this valuable memoir have already been noticed 
[Zool. Rec. xvii. Aves, p. 42], and the detailed description of the osteo- 
logy of this somewhat specialized type is now given. 
— — . Osteology of Eremophila alpestris \_Alaudidce]. Tom. cit. pp. 
119-147, pi. iv. 
. Osteology of the North American Tetraonidce. Tom. cit. pp. 309- 
350, pis. v.-xiii. 
The osteological features of the six genera found in North America, 
Tetrao, Centrocercus, Pedicecetes, Cupidonia, Bonasa, and Lagopus, are dis- 
cussed at length, and illustrated by plates (especially Centrocercus). Con- 
sidered merely from the osteological point of view, there appears to be no 
good reason why Pedicecetes and Cupidonia should not be thrown into the 
same genus. 
