AVES. 
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Turnbull, William P. The Birds of East Pennsylvania and 
New Jersey. Glasgow: 1869. Boy. 8vo, pp. 62, figs. 
A sort of companion volume to one by the same author pre- 
viously noticed by us (Zool. Bee. iv. p. 57), and containing the 
observations of several years. Upwards of 340 species are in- 
cluded in the district, which is bounded on the west by the 
Alleghany Mountains, and on the east by the sea, extending 
from Cape May to Sandy Hook. The species are divided into 
(1) summer and (2) winter visitants, (3) spring and autumn pas- 
sengers, (4) permanent residents, (5) stragglers, and (6) those 
which have disappeared — a somewhat awkward arrangement. 
A few of the illustrations are from sketches by Alexander 
Wilson. The work is edited by Mr. Bobert Gray. 
NEOTBOPICAL BEGION. 
Cabanis, J. Uebersicht der im Berliner Museum befindlichen 
Vogel von Costa-Bica. Journ. fiir Orn. pp. 204-213. 
This is the conclusion of a paper begun in the same journal 
nearly ten years ago (J. f. O. 1860, pp. 321-336, 401-416; 
1861, pp. 1-11, 81-96, 241-256; 1862, pp. 161-176, 321-336). 
The portion we have to notice contains remarks on about 10 
Costa-Bican species, of which 3, belonging to Falconid(je, Cr'a- 
cida, and Tinamidae, are described as new ; 8 species of Glauci- 
dium (Strigidoi) arc also dificrentiated. 
Cunningham, B. O. Letter on Birds seen in the Straits of 
Magellan. Ibis, 1869, pp. 232-234. 
Contains a few interesting details. 
Euler, Carl. Beitrage zur Naturgeschichte der Vogel Bra- 
siliens. Journ. fiir Orn. 1869, pp. 241-255. 
A continuation of the papers before noticed (Zool. Bee. iv. 
p. 68, V. p. 55), this portion treating of the Brazilian Strigidm 
and Caprimulgid<B. 
Erantzius, a. von. Ueber die geographische Verbreitung der 
Vogel Costarieas und deren Lebensweise. Journ. fiir Orn. 
1869, pp. 195-204, 289-318, 361-379*. 
The first of these artieles contains a detailed account of the 
natural features of the country, which the author divides into 
four “regions:” — (1) that of the Sea-shore; (2) the Tropical, 
extending from the lowlands to the height of 2000 feet ; (3) the 
Subtropical, rising to 6000 feet ; and (4) the cooler Mountain- 
region lying above the last. In the other two articles he gives 
a list of the speeies known to him as occurring in Costa Bica, 
518 in number (none of which appear to be new), with occa- 
sional notes respeeting them. The whole, paper is written with 
* The last portion not published till 1870. 
