2 Aves. 
AYES. 
Batchelden, C. F. Notes on the Summer Birds of the Upper St. John. 
Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, vii. pp. 106-111 & 147-162. 
Bean, T. H. Notes on Birds collected during the Summer of 1880 iu 
Alaska and Siberia. P. U. S. Nat. Mus. v. pp. 144-173. 
77 species recorded, tho most important being Eurrliinorrhynclim pyg- 
mcvus [, Scolopaciclcb] . A table of distribution of the species noticed will 
be found useful. 
Beckham, C. W. Short Notes on the Birds of Bayou Sara, Louisiana. 
Tom. cit. pp. 159-165. 
86 species noticed. 
Bennett, K. H. On the Breeding-place of Platalea flavipes and Ardea 
pacifica. P. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. vii. pp. 324-328. [Plataleidai, 
Ardeulat.~\ 
Bicknell, E. P. A Review of the Summer Birds of a part of the 
Catskill Mountains, with Prefatory Remarks on the Faunal and 
Floral Features of the region. Tr. Linn. Soc. N. Y. i. pp. 115-168. 
[See also Tur didos .] 
Biddulph, J. On the Birds of Gilgit. Ibis, 1882, pp. 266-290, p's. viii. 
& ix. 
Additional notes to the author’s former paper (Zool. Rec. xviii. Aves, 
p. 3). Reprinted, Str. Feath. x. 1882, pp. 257-278. [See Accentoridce, 
Fringillidce.~\ 
Blakiston, T. W., & Pryer, H. Birds of Japan. Tr. As. Soc. Japan, x. 
pt. 1, pp. 88-186. 
326 species recognized. This is by far the most complete list of 
Japanese birds yet published. 
Blasius, W. Neuer Beitrag zur Ivenntniss der Vogelfauna von Borneo 
(uach dem Sammlungen des Herru Dr. Platen). J. f. O. 1882, 
pp. 241-255. 
The species noticed are all well known, but some good critical notes 
will be found. 
. On a Collection of Birds from the Isle of Ceram made by Dr. 
Platen in November and December, 1881. P. Z. S. 1882, pp. 697-711. 
21 species recorded, with valuable critical notes. 
. [See also Muscicajndee.'] 
Bocage, Barboza du. Aves das possessoes portuguezas d’Africa occi- 
dental. Yicesima secunda Lista. J. Sc. Lisb. No. xxxii. 1882. 
36 species enumerated. 
. Vigesima terceira Lista. Tom. cit. No. xxxiii. 1882. 
35 species enumerated. 
Bohm, R. Ornithologische Notizen aus Central Afrika. J. f. O. 1882, 
pp. 178-209. 
Contains a series of interesting observations on the birds of Kakoma 
