194 Recently published Ornithological Works. 
hange des Owen Stanley-Gebirges (Hufeisengebirge, 7000-8000' hoch), 
gesammelt von Karl Hunstein, bearbeitet von 0. Finscb und A. B. 
Meyer. I. Paradiseidae. Zeitsch. f. d. gesamm. Ornitb. 1885, p. 369.] 
Of this very interesting paper we are, with the kind per¬ 
mission of the authors and Dr. J. v. Madarasz, preparing 
a translation, which will appear in our next number. Mean¬ 
while we may state that the new species described are :— 
Phonygama purpureo-violacea, Astrarchia Stephanies , Epima- 
chus meyeriy Paradisea finscliii, Paradisornis rudolphi, and 
Diphyllodes hunsteini. Of these, the first two and last two 
are figured, as is also the splendid male of Amblyornis sub- 
alariSy Sharpe. 
41. Giglioli and Manzella on Italian Birds. 
[Iconografia dell’ Avifauna Italica, ovvero Tavole illustranti le 
specie di Uccelli che trovansi in Italia, con brevi descrizioni e note. 
Testo del Dott. Enrico Ilillyer Giglioli. Tavole di Alberto Manzella. 
Fasc. XIX.-XXVH. Folio. Prato: 1882-84.] 
The above parts of this work have reached us since our 
last notice of it (Ibis, 1883, p. 378). The letterpress con¬ 
tinues to be all that might be expected from its author, and 
amongst the rarer species we notice the description and 
figure of the specimen of Querquedula formosa obtained, 
for the first time in Italy (near Modena), in January 1882. 
42. Gould’s ‘ Birds of New Guinea.’ 
[The Birds of New Guinea and tbe adjacent Papuan Islands, including 
any new Species that may be discovered in Australia. By [the late] 
John Gould, F.R.S. &c. Part XX. Folio. London : 1885.] 
The twentieth Part of this great work, with the letter- 
press, as before, by Mr. R. B. Sharpe, contains illustrations 
by W. Plart of the following species :— 
Paradisea decora. 
Cacatua triton. 
-oplithalmica. 
GCdistoma pygmseum, 
Ptilotis albonotata. 
Rhamphocharis crassirostris. 
Euthyrhynchus flavigula. 
Euthyrhynchus fulvigula. 
-griseigula. 
Rectes leucorhynchus. 
-cerviniventris. 
Calornis gularis. 
Stigmatops chloris. 
