aVes. 
& Aves . 
Fringillidce. E. Bartlett has commenced a Monograph of the Ploceidte 
and Fringillidce ; and Menzbier is incorporating Severzoff's notes in 
his ‘ Ornithologio da Turkestan,’ of which the first part has been issued. 
Lastly, Reich enow has given us a study of the Geographical Regions 
from an ornithological point of view, E. P. Ramsay a Tabular List of 
Australian Birds, and E. Newton a list of those of the Mascareno 
Islauds, including the Seychelles. 
The following works have advanced a stage : — Giglioli & Manzeli.a 
(Iconografia dell’ Avifauna Italica) ; Godman & Salvin (Biologia 
Centrali-Americana) ; Lord Lilford (Coloured Figures of the Birds of 
the British Islands) ; Sharpe & Wyatt (Monograph of the Family of 
Swallows) : whereas those of Bolder (History of the Birds of New 
Zealand), Siiarpe (Continuation of Gould’s Birds of New Guinea), and 
A. Newton (Articles in the Encyclopaedia Britannica) have reached their 
conclusion. 
In the periodical literature of the year Cory issues the final part of 
his Birds of the West Indies ; Pelzeln & Lorenz that of their Types 
of the Ornithological Collection at Vienna j Hargitt continues his 
Notes on Woodpeckers, and Vian his Monograph of the Ptilojjcecles , 
Suudval ; while C. W. de Vis gives us a ‘ Glimpse of the Post-tertiary 
Avifauna of Queensland,’ in a paper of considerable importance. 
Oology is represented by the articles of K utter, Campbell, and North, 
with two parts of Sundman’s ‘ Eggs of Finnish Birds.’ 
The attention of Explorers seems this year to have been fairly evenly 
divided between the different regions. 
The chief works published during the past year, as far as they relate 
to Geographical Areas, &c., may be found under the names below ; 
while reference should also be made to Bartlett, Beddard, Bendikk, 
Berlepsch, Coues, Elliot, Froude, IIamonyille, Hargitt, Harting, 
Lataste, Marey, A. Newton, Norman, W. K. & T. J. Parker, 
Reichenow, Ridgway, Salvin, Sclater, Seeboiim, Sharpe, Sharpe 
& Wyatt, Shufeldt, Tegetmeier, and de Vis. 
Pai.uEAECTIC Region : Biauchi (Russia), A. Chapman (Spain), 
Chernelh&za (Hungary), J. Cordeaux (Britain), De-Carlini (Italy), Dorries 
(Siberia), Giglioli & Manzella (Italy), Guillemard (Cyprus), J. H. 
Gurney, Jun., Harvie-Brown & Buckley, Irby, Lilford (Britain), 
Lovassy (Hungary), Mansel-Pleydell (Britain), Menzbier (Turkestan), 
Meyer & Helm (Germany), Middendorf (Russia), Nikolski (Central 
Asia), Olphe-Galliard (W. Europe), Picaglia (Italy), Pleske (Turkestan), 
Reid (Teneriffe), Salvadori (Italy), Sandor (Hungary), Saunders 
(Britain), Schiavuzzi (Adriatic), Seebohm (Liu-Kiu Is., Siberia, &c.), 
Simroth (Azores), Stejneger (Japan), Suudman (Finland), Sundstroin 
(Sweden), Taczauowski (Poland, Corea), Tristram (N. Pole), Tscliusi 
(Austro-Hungary & Germany), Tschusi& Dalla Torre (Austro-Huugary), 
Winge (Denmark), Zarudnoi (Russia). 
Ethiopian: Bocage (St. Thomas I.), Buttikofer (Liberia, Congo, 
