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is, of course, much to be said on Prof. Blasius*s side of both 
these questions, and we do not quarrel with him for following 
his own system in these matters. We merely refuse to follow 
his lead ourselves, and we attempt to dissuade others from so 
doing. 
It would not be difficult, of course, to fill several pages with 
criticisms on such a fertile subject as a f List of European Birds/ 
but we shall content ourselves on the present occasion with a 
very few remarks. 
Falco dichrous of Ehrhardt now appears to be certainly nothing 
more than Falco eleonorae ,—Dr. Kriiper having obtained from 
the Cyclades specimens of this bird from the very locality (if 
we understand aright) where Ehrhardt had procured it (cf. Journ. 
f. Orn. 1862, pp. 437-439). 
Aquila ncevioides must, we think, be promoted into the first 
rank of species “ breeding in, or regularly visiting, Europe/'’ 
Dr. BrehnPs Spanish Aquila adalberti being certainly neither 
more nor less than this bird. 
Micronisus badius. We do not know upon whose authority 
this Indian species is inserted in the European list. The ex¬ 
amples of Micronisus from Syria which we have examined do 
not seem referable here (see Ibis, 1859, p. 390), and it is, we 
believe, this same form which is occasionally met with within 
the confines of South-eastern Europe. 
Telephonus tschagra. We doubt the occurrence of this bird 
even as a straggler in Europe. The localities given in Tem- 
minck’s Manuel are utterly unreliable, and modern testimony is 
against the presence of this bird in Spain. It should be placed 
in the category of “ doubtfuls.” 
Turdus fuscatus , Pallas, is rightly inserted among the strag¬ 
glers that visit Europe; but Turdus naumanni (figured f Ibis/ 1862, 
pi. x. p. 319) is omitted. We are only acquainted with this bird 
as an inhabitant of Eastern Asia; but, according to the latest 
supplement to NaumamPs Birds of Europe, it is of not unfre¬ 
quent occurrence in Hungary. 
The twenty-third volume of the f Journal of the Royal Agri¬ 
cultural Society of England/ which was published last year, 
