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Recent Ornithological Publications. 
Casuarius bennettii, from New Britain. 
Petroica (?) cerviniventris, from N. Australia. 
Chrysococcyx minutillus, from N. Australia. 
Zosterops albigularis, from Norfolk Island. 
- tenuirostris, from Norfolk Island. 
Spatula variegata, from New Zealand. 
Chlamydera cerviniventris, from N. Australia. 
Merula poliocephala, from Norfolk Island. 
Gelochelidon macrotarsa, from N. Australia. 
The first part of the ( Illustrated Proceedings of the Zoological 
Society* for 1859 was published some time ago, and the second 
part, containing all papers read up to the end of the last meet¬ 
ing (June 28th), will be ready in a few days. The papers on 
Ornithology in the ( Proceedings * are many and voluminous, and 
the system now adopted by the Society of issuing them in parts 
renders the information concerning the many interesting novel¬ 
ties, which are continually brought before their scientific meetings, 
readily available to the public. The part of the f Transactions* 
recently published (vol. iv. part 6) also contains several papers 
on Ornithology, namely by the late W. J. Broderip and the late 
H. E. Strickland on subjects connected with the Natural History 
of the Dodo ; by Dr. Kaup on the Owls (Strigidce) , and by P. L. 
Sclater on new Accipitres belonging to the collection of the Nor¬ 
wich Museum. Mr. Wolfs plates, illustrating the latter subject, 
are among the most happy of his performances. The ‘ Report 
of the Council of the Zoological Society* read at the Anniversary 
Meeting in April last, gives an arranged list of the animals then 
living at the Gardens. The number of species of birds exhibited 
was 317, namely— 
Natatores . 
. .. 51 
Columbse . 
.... 17 
Grail atorfis . . . 
... 39 
Scansores . 
.... 79 
Struthiones ... 
... 7 
Insessores . 
.... 55 
Gallinacese 
... 26 
Raptores . 
.... 43 
Mr. Bree*s first volume of ‘ Birds of Europe not observed in 
the British Isles * is completed, and the second commenced with 
Part XVI. We do not believe that Ixos obscurus has ever oc¬ 
curred in Europe. See Dr. Hartlaub*s remarks in Proc. Zool. 
Soc. 1858, p. 292. On the other hand, Turdus ruficollis cer- 
