456 Recent Ornithological Publications . 
tainly has been met with within its limits *, and is very distinct, 
in our opinion, from Turdus atrigularis. 
The 1 Annals of Natural History’ for the last three months 
contain (p. 96) “ Descriptions of four new species of Humming¬ 
birds from Mexico,” by Mr. Gould— Amazilia ocai (!), Calo- 
thorax pulchra, Cyanomyia violiceps, and C. sordida , the first dis¬ 
covered by Senor R. M. de Oca, the three latter by M. A. Bou- 
card; and (p. 224) “ Descriptions of two new species of American 
Parrots,” by Mr. Sclater, Conurus holochlorus from Mexico, and 
C. xantholamus-\ from S. Croix. 
Mr. Cuthbert Collingwood’s ( Comparison between ancient 
and modern views of the Migration and Habits of Birds % 3 and 
‘ Fauna of Blackheath and its Vicinity §/ which gives a list of 
the birds inhabiting that part of the country, are both worthy of 
notice. _ 
Mr. Edward Vernon Harcourt’s c Sporting in Algeria \\’ will 
be received with pleasure, especially by such of our readers as 
have visited that country, or are turning their thoughts towards 
an excursion in that direction. It is an agreeable and interest¬ 
ing book. An Appendix is given of the names of the “ Birds 
of Algeria,” concerning which we have already contributed so 
much information in these pages. 
Among much that is of interest in the later numbers of ‘ The 
Zoologist/ we must claim particular attention for Mr. Osburn’s 
letters to Mr. Gosse “on the Birds and Bats of Jamaica” (pp.6587 
and 6658). The second species of Mock-bird noticed p. 6591 
is likely to be Mimus gundlachii , Cab., of Cuba. Of the black 
Banana-bird described p. 6661, we possess several specimens, 
and we believe Mr. Osburn is right in considering it f new to 
science 3 If. 
* ‘ Naumannia,’ 1858, p. 311. f See anted, p. 374. 
t Liverpool, 1859, 24 pp. § London, 1859, 46 pp. 
|| London, 1859, 1 vol. 
% Mr. Osburn’s suggested specific term ‘ nigerrimus ’ should therefore 
