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riatycerciis alpinm is described as a new species from the Southern Alps 
of Now Zealand, allied to P. nunceps, but smaller and having the frontal band 
orange, the vertex pale yellow, the thigh-spots orpiment-orange, and an ab- 
sence of the yellow element in the general plumage. Its bill, too, is fully a 
third less in size. W. lluller. Ibis, 1889, pp. 39, 40. Not distinguishable 
from P. auriceps. 0. Finsch, tom. cit. pp. 378, 379. 
PSITTACID^. 
Psittacus citrcocapillm is figured. M. T. v. Ileuglin, Orn. Nordost-Afr. 
t. xxvi. 
Trichoglossid^e. 
Domicdla cardinalis (Jacq. & Puch.), hitherto only known by the type, 
which was subsequently lost, is fully described and figured. O. Finsch, 
P. Z. S. 1869, pp. 12G-129, pi. xi. 
Nestor occidentalis is described as a new species from the western part of 
the South Island of New Zealand, smaller and with a more slender bill than 
N. h>/popolun, besides diflbring in colour. W. Biilior, Ibis, 1869, pp. 40, 41. 
Its validity doubted. O. Finsch, tom. cit. p. 379. 
PICAIlIiE. 
Piciil^. 
Pious lucasanusy Xantus, and P. scalaris, the head and foot of each figured. 
Probably identical. D. G. Elliot, B. N. Am. Intr. p. 7. 
Colaptes auratus and Pious puhesceyis, notes on. A. Fowler, Am. Nat. iii. 
pp. 422-427. 
Campetliera capricorni, Strickl. (Oontr. Orn. 1862, p. 166), is noticed and 
figured. A. Newton, Ibis, 1889, pi. ix. 
TrogonidtE. 
Gould, John. Monograph of TrogonidcB. Second edition, 
part ii. London : 1869. Imp. fol. 
This contains figures of the following : — Pliaromacrus pavoninuSy Prionotelus 
temnurusy Trogon elegans, T. surucuuy T. aurantius, T. viridisy Troctes mas- 
sencoy Ilarpactes hodgsoniy II. ardens, II. kasumhoy II. reimuardtiy II. mackloti 
and II. orcscius. Some of the plates are reproduced from the author’s ^ Birds 
of Asia’ (Zool. Ilec. ii. p. 96). [Cf. Ibis, 1870, p. 118.] 
Bucconid^e. 
Bucco striolatus is figured. P. L. Sclater & 0. Salvin, Ex. Orn. p. 163, 
pi. Ixxvii. 
CORACIID^E. 
Burystomus crassirostris is a new species from the Solomon Islands, with a 
thick bill and longer tail than E.pacijicus. P. L. Sclater, P. Z. S. 1869, p. 121, 
Coracias indicuy C. affiniSy and C. temmincki are figured. J. Gould, B»As. 
pt. xxi. 
Meropidte, 
Merops cyanophrys is figured. M. T. v. Heugl. Orn, Nordost-Afr. t. vi. 
Galbuhd^, 
Brachygalha goeringi is described and figured as a new species from Venez- 
