18 Aves. 
AVES. 
Marsh, O. C. Caracteres des Odontornithes et Notice relative a im 
genre qui s’y rattache. J. Zool. vi. pp. 385-389. 
A French version of the author’s original article in Am. J. Sci. [cf. 
Zool. Rec. xiv. Aves^ p. 14]. 
Merriam, 0. H. Remarks on some of the Birds of Lewis County, 
Northern New York. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, iii. pp. 62-56, 123-128. 
. See also Picoides \Picidoi\ 
Merrill, J. C. Notes on the Ornithology of Southern Texas, being a 
List of the Birds observed in the vicinity of Fort Brown, Texas, 
from February, 1876, to June, 1878. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1878, 
pp. 118-173. 
The author, often working in company with O. B. Sennett [infra], 
has succeeded in identifying 251 species, many of which are Mexican 
forms, and 11 species or varieties are added to the United States avi- 
fauna, although hone are new to science. 
Meyer, A. B. See Zeocephus [Muscicapidce]^ Surniculus .[Cuculidce], 
Casuarius [Casuariidce], Eclectus [P&ittacidce], 
Milne-Edwards, a. Observations sur les affinit^s zoologiques du 
genre Phodilus. C. R. Ixxxv. pp. 1173-1176. [Strigidce.] 
. Sur un nouveau genre d’oiseau do proie nocturne provenant de 
Madagascar. Tom. cit. p. 1282. [Heliodilus {Strigidcs)]. 
. Observations sur les affinities zoologiques du genre PhodiluSj et 
description d’un nouvelle genre [Heliodilus] de Rapace nocturne. 
N. Arch. Mus. H. N. (2) i. pp. 185-200, pis. iv. & v. [Strigidos]. 
. Observations sur les affiuit^s zoologiques du genre Mesites. 0. R. 
. Ixxxvi. pp. 1029-1031. 
. Remarques sur le genre Mesites, et sur la place qu’il doit occuper 
dans la s4rie ornithologique. Ann. Sc. Nat. (6) vii. pp. 2-4. 
The examination of two specimens sent home from Madagascar in spirits 
leads the author to consider that this is the surviving representative of a 
family allied to the Rallidce Ardeidce. [For the present, see it under 
Ardeidce, and cf. Zool. Rec. xiv. Aves, p. 2.] 
& Grandidier, a. Histoire Physique, Naturelle et Politique de 
Madagascar. Vol. xiii. Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. Tome ii. 
Atlas i. 2e partie, 6e fascicule, Royal 4to. Paris : 1878. [Cf. Zool. 
Rec. xiii. Aves, p. 13.] 
This 2nd portion of the atlas is all that is published in 1878, the first 
volume of text being dated 1879, under which year it will be duly recorded. 
Numerous plates of birds, their skeletons, osteology, and the more inter- 
esting portions of their pterylosis and anatomy are given : reference 
may especially be made to Heliodilus. [Fulconidce, Strigidce, Cypse- 
lidce, Meropidce, Upupidce, Caprimulgidce, Coraciidce, Cuculidce, Alce- 
dinidce.] 
Mivart, St. G. On the Axial Skeleton of the Pelecanidce. Tr. Z. S. 
X. pp. 316-378, pis. Iv.-lxi. 
