34 Aves. 
AYES. 
Schalow, H. Der ornithologische Nachlass Dr. Richard Bohm’s. I. Die 
Tagebiicher Dr. R. Bohm’s. J. f. 0. 1886, pp. 409-436. 
A large number of species are chronicled from the west of L. Tangan- 
yika, none of which are stated to be new, but several are marked ?. The 
eggs of Hirundo puella , Cosmetornis vexillaris , TJrccginthus sp. ?, Uro- 
brachya axillaris , and Pyromelana flammiceps were found. Passer sivain- 
soni was also breeding. 
. [See also Reichenow, A., and Musophagidce.'] 
Scheidemantel, G. Der Stammbaum uns6rer Yogel. Monat. Schutze 
Yogelw. 1886, pp. 232-240. 
Remarks on the origin of Birds, with -a genealogical tree. 
Sciiiavuzzi, B. [See Otis ( Oticlidce ).] 
°Sciiperck, F. Rossiya dailnayo vostoka. Being vol. xiv of the 
Zapinski of the Imp. Russ. Geogr. Soc. Petersb. (1885). 
On the Birds of the Amur ; containing new species, apparently with- 
out descriptions. 
Sclater, P. L. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in 
the Collection of the British Museum ; Fringilliformes : Part II, 
containing the Families Ccerebidce , Tanagridce , and Icteridce ; vol. xi 
of the series. London : 1886, 8vo, 431 pp., 18 pis. 
Containing in the Introduction an important discussion on the syste- 
matic position of the above families, in which the author advocates a 
position for Icteridce after Fringillidce and near Sturniclce. He considers 
Tanagridce nearly allied to Ccerebidce and Mniotiltidce on the one side, 
and to Fringillidce on the other. For the plates, see the respective 
families. The Salvin-Godman and Sclater collections have made a most 
important series of additions to these families. 
. On the Claws and Spurs of Birds’ Wings. Ibis, 1886, pp. 147-151, 
300 & 301, 4 cuts. 
After mentioning misstatements of Selenka and Owen, and partly of 
Nitzsch, the author states that the spurs are of quite a different origin 
from the claws, the former ouly having any use in the adult Bird, viz., 
that of offence, and that the claws are remnants of nails. The species 
considered are Gypcigus papa , Chauna derbiana i Plectropterus gatnbensis, 
and Parra jacana. 
. List of a Collection of Birds from tho Province of Tarapacd, 
Northern Chili. P. Z. S. 1886, pp. 395-404, pi. xxxvi, map, 2 cuts. 
A very important paper bn 53 species of Birds, no less than 20 of which 
are new to Chili, though only 7 are new to Peru, of which Tarapaca 
lately formed a part. Notes on the eggs of various species are given. 
[See Phcenicopterus jamcsi , n. sp., P. andinus (Phcenicopteridce), Oreo- 
trochilus ( Trochilidce ), Bolborhynchus ( Psittaci ), Vanellus i JFgialitis 
( Charadriidce ).] 
. On Interesting Objects [including Birds] noticed in the Zoo- 
logical Gardens of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Cologne, Antwerp, and 
Ghent. P. Z. S. 1886, p. 320. 
