THE GENERAL SUBJECT. 
Aves 29 
Sharpe, R. B. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in 
the Collection of the British Museum ; Fringilliformes: Part i., 
containing the Families Dicceidce, Hirundinidce , A mpelidce, Mniotiltidce, 
and Motcicillidce ; Yol. x. of series. [See Zool. Rec. xxi. Aves, p. 14.] 
London : 1885, 8vo, xiii. & 682 pp., pis. i.-xii. 
The following new genera are constituted : Pinaroloxias [type, Cactornis 
( Loxops ) inornata ], Xanthocorys [type, Anthus correndera ( nattereri )] ? 
Oreocorys [type, Heterurci ( Anthus ) sylvana]. The new species [2 only 
renamed] are Basileuterus roraimce , B. auricularis , and B. meridanus 
(formerly B. bivittcdus , pts.), B. bolivianus (formerly B. mesoleucus, pt.), 
Polioptila lactea, P. parvirostris, P. sclateri (formerly P.nigriceps, pt.), 
Motacilla grandis (M. japonic a), M. xanthophrys (formerly M. melano- 
cephala , pt.), Antlius nilghiriensis (A. montanus), A. nicholsoni [ cf . Layard's 
Birds S. Afr. p. 536 (1884).] The new subspecies are A. pallidiventris 
(of A. gouldi), Cotile shelleyi (of G. rip arid), Denclrceca granaclensis (of D. 
vieilloti), Basileuterus verciguensis (of B. leucopygins'), Setophaga guate- 
malce (of S. picta), Petrochelidon timoriensis (of P. nigricans) ; q.v. in 
special part. 
-. [See also Gould, J. ; Anthracoceros lemprieri , sp.n. ( Buceroticlce ).] 
-, & Wyatt, C. W. A Monograph of the Hirundinidce , or Family 
of Swallows. London : 1885, 4to, pt. i. pp. 1-10, 6 pis. ; pt. ii., 
pp. disc., 6 pis. 
The species figured are Hirunclo semirufa , H. leucosoma, H. lucida, H. 
cingolensis, H. striolata , H. senegalensis , H. cethiopicci , H. clomicella , 
Chelidon clasypus , C. urbica, juv., Cotile fuligula, Pscilidoprocne obscura. 
Shaw, G. A. Madagascar and France, with some Account of the Island, 
its People, its Resources and Development. London : 1885, 8vo, 
320 pp., 17 pis., map. [Birds, pp. 264-272.] 
Siiellea 7 , G-. E. On a Collection of Birds made by Mr. H. H. Johnston 
in the Kilima-njaro District; with Field Notes by Mr. H. H. John¬ 
ston. P. Z. S. 1885, pp. 222-230, pis. xiii. & xiv. 
[See Pinarochroa liypospoclia ( Sylviiclce ), pi., Nectarima johnstoni, pi., 
Cinnyris mediocris ( Nedariniiclce ), spp. nn. (50 species). Cf. Zool. Rec. 
xxi. Aves, p. 31.] 
-. On Mr. E. Lort Phillips’s Collection of Birds from Somali-land. 
Ibis, 1885, pp. 389-418, pis. x.-xii. 
Descriptions and notes on the breeding and habits of 62 species from 
the plateau of Somali-land and the Haynes River. Besides more than 
40 new to this district, 6 species and 1 subspecies are new to science. 
[See Argya aylmeri {Timeliicloi), Saxicolci phillipsi, spp. nn. ( Turdidce), 
pis., Parus thruppi, sp. n. ( Paridce), pi., Dryoscopus ruficeps , Telephonus 
jamesi, spp. nn., pis, Lanius dorsalis ( Laniiclce ), Urceginthus ianthinogaster 
( Ploceiclce ), Mirafra cordofcinica ? (Alaudidce), Irrisor erythrorhynchus, 
Rhinopomastes cabanisi [Irrisor iclce), Coracias lorti, sp. n., C. ncevia lev ail- 
lanti, subsp. n. ? (Coraciidce ), Trachyphonus erythrocephalus, Tricholcema 
stigmcitothorax ( Capitonidce), Carine glaux (Stripes), Peeocephalus rufi- 
ventris ( Psittaci ), Cursorius gallicus somedensis , subsp. n, ( Charadriidce ).] 
