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CONTENTS. 
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9. Shelley’s ‘ Monograph of the Sun-birds ’.124 
10. Boucard’s 4 Catalogus Avium’.125 
11. Briiggemann’s 4 Birds of Celebes 9 .126 
12. Gurney’s 4 Rambles of a Naturalist’.127 
IX. Letters, Announcements, &c.:— 
Letters from Mr. R. Swinhoe and Mr. Seebohm; Count E. 
Turati’s Collection; new series of the 4 Zoologist; ’ new work 
on the fauna of Belgium ; Tonquin and the way to get there ; 
death of Yon Heuglin; irruption of Snowy Owls from the 
north.128 
Number II., April. 
X. Review of the Specimens of Trochilidce in the Paris Mu¬ 
seum, brought by D’Orbigny from South America. By D. G. 
Elliot, E.R.S.E. &c .133 
XI. Notes on two Birds from the Eiji Islands. By T. Sal¬ 
vador^ C.M.Z.S.142 
XII. On the Contents of a fourth Box of Birds from Hako- 
dadi, in Northern Japan. By R. Swinhoe, E.R.S.144 
XIII. Ornithological Notes taken during a Voyage from 
Ceylon to England. By A. Whyte .148 
XIV. On the Salicarice of Dr. Severtzoff. By Henry 
Seebohm .151 
XY. Supplementary Notes on the Ornithology of Heligoland. 
By Henry Seebohm . 156 
XYI. Notes on the Birds of the Province of Buenos Ayres. 
By Henry Durnford. (Plate III.).166 
XVII. On a new Form of Reed-bird from Eastern Asia. By 
R. Swinhoe, E.R.S. (Plate IY.).203 
XVIII. A few Observations on some Species of Anthus and 
JBudytes. By W. Edwin Brooks .206 
XIX. Notes on a 4 Catalogue of the Aecipitres in the British 
Museum,’ by R. Bowdler Sharpe (1874). By J. H. Gurney . 209 
XX. Notices of Recent Publications:—- 
13. Mosenthal and Harting’s 4 Ostrich-farming ’ . . . 236 
