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their English namesakes, but in each case the specific 
identity of the bird is distinct, the one from the other> 
Perhaps the most positive statements are made concerning 
the existence of the English thrush in the colony, of 
which it appears representatives were introduced some 
years ago. As far as I am able to judge, the point of 
identification insisted on is the similarity of the song of 
the birds; but no specimen has yet been procured for 
examination, nor am I aware that any one has declared 
that he has seen the English thrush as a normal inhabitant 
of the colony. Of the native thrushes of Guiana, there are 
several distinct kinds, and while there are five 01 six 
species that seem to be generally distributed, there are 
about six others that have hitherto been only described 
from the neighbourhood of Roraima. While many of 
our birds are common also to the temperate parts of 
N. America, the fact remains that the Barn-owl is the 
only one that is also to be found in England. 
Recent Local Literature. — 
Rev. F. P. L. Josa. " The Apostle of the Indians of 
Guiana" : A Memoir of the Life and Labours of the 
Rev. W. H. Brett, B.D., for Forty Years a Missionary 
in Britisn Guiana. Illustrated. London, 8vo. 
N. Darnell Davis. The Cavaliers and Roundheads 
of Barbados, 1 650-1 652 ; with some account of the Early 
History of Barbados. Demerara, 8vo. 
W. A. Paton. Down the Islands : A Voyage to the 
Caribbees. Illustrated. London and New York, 8vo. 
Mrs. Granville Layard. Through the West Indies. 
London, i2mo. 
