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Contains notes on remains of different species of Dinornis.
Prof. Owen adds some remarks.
HARTLAUB, G., & FINSCH, O. On Lobiospiza notabilis, a remarkable
new Finch [Fringillidce] from the Navigator's
Islands. Tom. cit. p. 817, pi. xlix.
HUTTON, F. W. Notes on some of the Birds inhabiting the Province
of Auckland, New Zealand. Ibis, 1870, pp. 392-398.
Chiefly relates to the breeding of certain birds; but five
species of Procellariidce are added to the New- Zealand fauna, and
a list of acclimatized birds is appended.
. Description of two Birds [Procellariidce] new to the
Fauna of New Zealand. Tr. N. Z. Inst. ii. pp. 78-80.
POTTS, T. H. On the Birds of New Zealand. Tom. cit.
pp. 40-80, pis. iv.-vi. [See " OOLOGY."]
WALDEN, ARTHUR [HAY] , Viscount. On the Sun-birds of the
Indian and Australian Regions. [See Nectariniidce.]
NEARCTIC REGION.
BAIRD, S. F., & COOPER, J. G. Geological Survey of California.
Ornithology. Vol. I. Land Birds. Cambridge
[U.S.] : 1870. Royal 8vo, pp. 592.
A very useful handbook for Californian ornithologists, but
rather disappointing to the general student.
BANNISTER, B. H. A Sketch of the American Anserince. [See
Anatidce.]
COOPER, J. G. [See BAIRD, S. F.]
RIDGWAY, R. A new classification of the North-American Falconidee
[q. v.] &c.
NEOTROPICAL REGION.
DUGES, ALFREDO. Catalogo de animales vertebrados observados
en la Republica Mexicana. Nat. Mex. i. pp. 138-
143.
One hundred and eighty-nine species of birds are mentioned,
with the Spanish and Mexican names of many of them.
ERNST, A. Apuntes para la Fauna Ornitologica de Venezuela.
Vargas. 1870, No. 7, pp. 195-198, pi. i.
An abstract of Messrs. Sclater and Salvin's papers on Venezuelan
birds (Zool. Rec. v. p. 57, vi. p. 52).
1870. [VOL. VII.] D