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55. Bennett on Birds breeding in New South Wales . 
[Notes on the Habits, &c. of Birds breeding in the interior of New 
South Wales. By K. H. Bennett. Proc. Linn. Soe. N. S. W. x. 
j). 162.] 
Mr. Bennett's present article relates to the habits of 
Falco subniger and Glareola grallaria. It appears that the 
former preys occasionally on Elanus scriptus , so that the old 
proverb “ hawks not picking out hawks' een " does not hold 
good in Australia. The Falcon is apt to appropriate other 
birds' nests for breeding-purposes. The Pratincole deposits 
its eggs on the bare surface of the ground. •> 
56. W. Blasius on measuring Birds’ Skeletons. 
[Osteologische Studien (Messungs-Methoden an Vogel-Skeletten). 
Von Prof. Dr. Wilh. Blasius. J. f. 0. 1885, p. 409.] 
Prof. Blasius, who has great experience in such matters 
gives in detail what he considers to be the best and most 
useful measurements to be taken of the various bones of the 
skeletons of birds. 
57. W. Blasius on the Birds of Prey of Cochabamba. 
[Die Raubvogel von Cochabamba. Von Prof. Dr. Wilh. Blasius. 
Mitth. d. ornithol. Vereines in Wien, 1884, Nr. 9.] 
; The receipt of a collection of bird-skins from Prof, E. 
v. Boeck has enabled Prof. Blasius to make some additions 
and rectifications to the former's accounts of the Birds of 
Prey of Cochabamba, in Bolivia. A revised list of these 
birds, according to the nomenclature adopted by M. Tacza- 
nowski, is added. It contains 21 species. 
58. W. Blasius on Birds from Cochabamba. 
[Ueber einige Vogel von Cochabamba in Bolivia. (Nach brieflichen 
Mittheilungen der Herrn Prof. Eug. von Boeck.) Von Prof. Dr. Wilh. 
Blasius.. J. f. 0, 1885, p. 416.] 
Prof. Blasius gives extracts from letters of Prof. E. v. 
Boeck of Cochabamba, which contain further information 
respecting Psophia cantatriv and other species of Prof. v. 
Boeck's list, and mention the occurrence of Eurypyga helias 
on the Mamove. 
