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in autumn or spring, and 29 as summer visitants. A curious, 
if reliable, addition to the European fauna is a new Falcon from 
the islands Tragonisi and Slapodia, Fatco dichrous, Erhard. 
Herr August von Pelzeln continues his interesting communi¬ 
cations to the Academy of Sciences of Vienna, on the new or 
little-known species of birds of the Imperial Cabinet. The 
‘Sitzungsberichte' for July 1858 contain his last paper, in which 
he describes Merops boleslavskii from the Sudan, Furnarius ( Ope - 
tiorhynchus) minor from Brazil, Anumbius ferrugineigula from 
Patagonia, Copsychus pica from Madagascar, Mimus leucospilus 
from Chili, Muscivora swainsoni from Brazil, Penelope cujubi 
from Para, giving remarks upon the allied species, and a notice 
of the occurrence of Gypohierax angolensis from the eastern coast 
of Africa. [What does Dr. Hartlaub say to this ?] The Mimus 
leucospilus is, we believe, a good species, and is in the British 
Museum from S. Elena Bay, Ecuador, not from Chili; but it 
is very likely to be Mimus peruvianus of Peale (United States 
Exploring Expedition). 
Kittlitz's ‘Denkwurdigkeiten einer Reisenach den Russischen 
Amerika nach Mikronesien und durch Kamtschatka* 3 contains 
many interesting notices on Natural History, particularly Orni¬ 
thology, made during the author's journey round the world thirty 
years ago. We recommend the book as worthy of the attention 
of our readers. 
4. American Publications. 
The most important work on Ornithology that has appeared 
during the past year is certainly the general work on North 
American Birds, which forms the second part of the ninth 
volume of the ‘ Reports of Explorations and Surveys to ascertain 
the most practicable and economical route for a Railroad from 
the Mississippi River to the Pacific Oceanf.' It is from the pen 
of Professor Baird, with the co-operation of Messrs. Cassin and 
Lawrence, and is in every respect such a work as these gentlemen, 
already well known for their labours on the ornithology of their 
native country, might be expected to produce. The * Report/ 
* 2 vols. 8vo. Gotha, 1858, Perthes. 
t These Reports are American “ Blue-books.” They may be obtained in 
London of Messrs. Triibner and Co. 
