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much information on the nidification and oology of the birds of 
the Cape Colony, as well as some explanations of the limits to 
which the author restricted himself in his larger work (Zool. 
Rec. iv. pp. 60, 61). The second paper is of the same character, 
referring to about 80 species, two of which, belonging to Mota- 
cillidcB and Fringillid( 2 , are new to the Cape fauna. 
Malmgren, a. J. Letter on some South-African Birds. Ibis, 
1869, pp. 229, 230. 
Mentions 5 species found in South Africa by Wahlberg, which 
are not included in Mr. Layard^s work on the birds of that 
country. 
Milne-Edwards, Alphonse. Nouvelles observations sur la 
faune ancienne des lies Mascareignes. Comptes llendus, 
April 12, 1869, Ixviii. pp. S56-860,* Abstract, Rev. et Mag. 
de Zool. 1869, pp. 173-178. Translated, Ann. & Mag. 
N. H. 4tli ser. iv. pp. 129-132. [See Rallida.^ 
Sharpe, R. B. On a Collection of Birds from the Fan tee 
Country in Western Africa. Ibis, 1869, pp. 186-195, pi. iv. 
After mentioning the scanty records which exist relating to 
the ornithology of this district, 60 species are enumerated, of 
which 21 seem not to have been before found there; and one 
new one, belonging to Campephagidee, is described. The plate 
represents Huhua poensis, 
. On two more Collections of Birds from the Fantee 
Country. Tom, cit. pp. 381-388, pi. xi. 
In addition to those included in the last paper, 36 species are 
here enumerated, of which 12 are marked as not hitherto re- 
corded from the country ; and 2 new ones, belonging to Flo- 
ceidcRf are described and figured. 
• . On the Birds of Angola.— Fart I. With Notes by the 
Collector, J. J. Monteiro. Froc. Zool. Soc. 1869, pp. 563- 
571, pi. xliii. 
Contains notes on 3 species from St. Thomases Island, and 29 
from Angola, whereof 8 are recorded from the latter for the first 
time. None are new; the species figured belongs to 
nidcR, 
. [See Alcedinidae.^ 
Tristram, H. B. Notes on some new South-African Sylviida, 
Ibis, 1869, pp. 204-208, pi. vi. 
Besides remarks on other species, contains descriptions of 4 
new ones. 
. Notes on some African birds. Tom. cit. pp. 434-438. 
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