THE GENERAL SUBJECT. 
Aves 27 
[Salvadori, T.] Ornitologia della Papuasia e delle Molucche. Prefa- 
zione. 2''om. cit. pp. 1171-1177. 
The preface and argument of the above work, which is to be published 
in Mem. Acc. Tor. 
. Catalogo di una collezione di uccelli fatta nella parte occidentale 
di Sumatra dal Prof. Odoardo Beccari. Ann. Mus. Genov, xiv. 
pp. 169-253. 
This collection, principally from the volcanic cone of Mount Singalan, 
contains 606 specimens belonging to 179 species, of which the following 24 
are described as now : — Chrysophlegma mystacalis \_Picidaf\, Caprimulgua 
pulchellus [^Caprimulgidoi], Niltava surnatrana, Stoparola I'lifricrissa, 
Rhipidura atrata {^Muscicapidoe], Pericrocotus montanus, Graucalus 
melanocephaliis [^Campophagidce], Hemipus intermedius^ Hyloterpe brunnei- 
cauda \_Laniidce], Zosterops atricapilla \_Dicceidce], Stachyris hocagii, Tur- 
dinus rujipectus, Rimator albo-striatus, Brachypteryx saturata, B. flaoiventris 
\_Timeliidce.~\, My[i]ophon[e]us dicror[r]hynchus^ Arrenga nielanura, Coclioa 
heccarii \_Turdidce], Lioihrix laurinm, Ileterophasia simillima, Pteruthiua 
cameranoi \_ParidcB\ Prinia hypoxantha [^Sylviidce], Acomus inornatus 
[Phasianidce']^ Peloperdix ruhrirostris [^Perdicidce]. Attention is called 
to the representatives in this series of Indo-Chinese genera, which are 
absent from the Lampong collection described by Lord Tweeddale [r/. 
Zool. Rec. xiv. Aves, p. 26]. 
. Prodromus OrnithologijB Papuasim et Moluccarum. vii. Passeres 
{HirundinidcB-Muscicapidce). Tom. cit. pp. 490-508. \Cf. Zool. 
Rec. XV. Aves^ p. 25.] 
Of the former, 3 well-known species are enumerated, and of the latter, 
106 species, to which is appended a list of the 6 recently described by 
E. P. Ramsay [c/. supra, p. 24]. 
. Catalogo degli uccelli delle isole Kei. Tom. cit. pp. 628-670. 
[Cf. Zool. Rec. XV. Aves, p. 25.] 
The avifauna of these islands, consisting at present of the 82 species 
enumerated, is analysed, and shown to be more Papuan than Moluccan. 
. See also Acomus inornatus, sp. n. \_Phasianidoi], Gallinula, 
Porzana [^Rallidce], Urospizias pallidiceps, sp. n. [^Falconidce], and 
D’ Albertis, L. M. 
Salvin, Osbert. On some Birds transmitted from the Samoan Islands 
by the Rev. T. Powell. P. Z. S. 1879, pp. 128-131. 
Of this small collection of only 5 species from Tutuila and Manoa, the 
two easternmost islands of the Samoan group, 2, viz., Pinarolestes powelli 
[^LaniidcB] and Fregatta moestissima \_Procellariidce'\, appear to be new. 
, & Godman, F. D. On a Collection of Birds from the Sierra 
Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia. Ibis, 1879, pp. 196-206. 
This first consignment from Mr. F. A. A. Simons contains about 50 
species from this little-known region. The collection is largely composed 
of widely-ranging savana species, with a few forest and highland forms. 
A species of CampyJopterus \Trochilidoe\ is described as new. 
