1849.—B onaparte, in the ‘ P roceedings of t h e Z oological S ociety.’
Agelastis meleagrides described. Species 43.
1 8 5 4 .— L ichten stein, ‘ Catalogue of t h e M useum of B er l in .’
Numida ptilorhyncha described. Species 44.
1854.—J . G ould, ‘ P roceedings of the Z oological S ociety. ’
■ A hybrid between. Pucrasia macrolopha and P . Duvauceli is described as P . nepalensis. Also /*. Duvauceli || |j redeséribed as.
P. castanea.
1856. Cassin , in the ‘ P roceedings; o f th e A cademy of N atural S ciences of P hila delphia.’
Phasidus niger and Numida plumífera, from the Gaboon, are described. Species 46. (
,1856.— J . G ould, ‘ P roceedings Of th e Zoological S ociety of L ondo n .’,
Meleagris mexicana described. Species 47.
1856.—B onaparte, in the ‘ Comptes R e n d u s d e s S éances d e l’A cadémie d e s S ciences. ’ •
In this communication the Author gives an account of the birds included I p t h i s Monograph, as far as was then known. He
places them in Tribe 2, Coliors 2, of the ordér Gailinæ. They are' divided- into two families, Pavonidæ and Phasianidæ—the former
containing the two subfamilies Argusaninæ and Pavoninæ, and the latter Phasianinæ and Lophophorinæ. These subfamilies are again
divided into sections :—the first, Argusaninæ, comprising Argusanæ with tb/3 Argus Pheasants ; and the second, Pavoninæ, including
Pavoneæ and Polyplectreæ. Phasianinæ possesses Phasianæ and Galiæ : ^ |h e first giving eleven species $ f true Pheasants ; and the
latter seven Jun<de-fowls (only four of which are good), and thirteen species of other Pheasants (now usually placed in the genus
Euplocamus')—of which, however, only about six are good species', the others being hybrids and synonyms of older known species.
Lophophorinæ is divided into Satyreæ and Lophophoreæ, the first containing the species o f the genera Pucrasia and Satyra, and
the latter those of Lophophorus and Crossoptilon. Many new genera are proposed ; but^ the majority of them should only be
considered worthy of subgeneric rank ; 'a n d the species described b y . various authors have apparently been included without a
sufficient examination having been given to ascertain their real specific valúe, The families Numididæ and Meleagrididæ are placed
in Tribe 1 of the Passeraceæ, and have for subfamilies Agelastinæ, Numidinæ, and Meleagridinæ the first with the Single known
species Agelastis meleagrides ; the second with six species, five of which are valid ; and the last contains the three known species
of Turkeys. The classification proposed is one not' likely to be adopted ; and the list , of species is exaggerated and contains many
errors. A table is added, showing the comparative geographical distribution o f the various subfamilies.
1856.—B onaparte, ‘ Comptes R e n d u s . ’
In a later paper than the one mentioned above, Euplocamus proelatus is described. Species 48.
1857.—J . G ould , ‘ P roceedings of th e Zoological S ociety of L ondon.’
Ceriornis Caboti is described.'' Species 49.
1860.—G . H artlaur, ‘ J ournal fu r O rnithologie.’
Numida Puchierani, from Zanzibar, described as distinct from N cristata. Species 50.
1860.—P. L. S clater, ‘ P roceedings o f th e Zoological S ociety of L ondon.’
Pavo nigripennis described as distinct from P . crista tus. Species 51. •
1862.—R. S winhoe, ‘ P roceedings o f t h e Zoological S ociety of L ondon.’
Crossoptilon niantchuricum separated froin C. auritus o f Pallas. Species 52.
1862.,—J . G ould, ‘ P roceedings of th e Zoological S ociety of L ondon.’
Euplocamus Swinlioi described. Species 53.
1863.— P . L . S clater, ‘ P roceedings of th è Z oological S ociety of L ondon. ’
W e , have in this paper a complete list of the species o f Phasianidæ as known up to that date, with an arrangement of the
genera, and a table of geographical distribution. Fifty-six species are mentioned. Of these the P . nepalensis, according to the
views of the present writer, should he . deemed a hybrid between P . maçrolopha and P . Diioauceli, which Jast 'i s the P . castanea
of Gould and of the list now under consideration ; the Crossoptilon auritum should be C. mantchuricum of Swinhoe ; Euplocamus
Vieilloti should be placed as a synonym of E . ignitus, of which species it is only an immature stage. Euplocamus nobilis and E .
pyronotus are described. Altogether it was the best list as yet published o f the family. Species 55.
IN T R O D U C T IO N .
1 8 6 4 .— F . S chlegel, ‘ N ederlandsch T ijd sç h r if t voor d e D ie rk u n d e .’
In the second volume of this work the black-throated Golden Pheasant is separated from the well-known species, and described
as Phasianus piefas obscurus. Species 5 6 .
1 8 6 4 . - t:G. R . Gray, ‘ P roceedings of the Zoological S ociety. ’
Pucrasia xanthospila is described. Species 5 7 .
1 8 6 5 .— D. G. E lliot, ‘ I b is . ’
Argus Grayi described as distinct from A . giganteus.. Species 5 8 .
1 8 6 6 .—J ) . G. E lliot. ‘ I b is . ’,; ;
Polyplectron Germaini described. Species 5 9 .
1866.^—J . P . Ver reaux, ‘ B ull et in d e la S ociété d ’A çclimatation.’
Lophophorus L ’huysi and Ithaginis Geoffroyi described.. Species 6 M B H
1 8 6 6 .— J . G o uld, ‘ A n n a l s îa n d M agazine of N atural H istory.’
A variety of Phasinus Soemmerringi, from Japan, described as distinct under the name of Phasianus scintillons.
1 8 6 7 .— G . H artlaub, ‘ J ournal f u r - O rnithologie.’
A Guinea-fowl from Natal, described as Numida Edouardi ; hut afterwards, in his ‘Reisen in Ost-Afrika’ ( 1 8 7 0 ) , the author
refers it hack as a Synonym of N. cristata.
1 8 6 7 .— G . R. G ray, ‘ L ist of Gallinæ.’ -
This excellent work contains those species of Phasianidæ (among other families of the same order) which are to be found
in the collection of the British Museum. Mr. Gray divides the spécimens of Polyplectron thibetamim (chmquis auct.) into three
species—cyclospilum, atelospilum, and enicospilum. The differences exhibited by the individuals hardly warrant such a proceeding ;
and these names can;/ only be regarded as synonymous with thibetamm. Polyplectron Hardwickci is considered a good species,
but should be placed as a synonym of bicalCamknn, Pucrasia nepalensis and Euplocamus Imcomelanos are also retained, instead of
according them only the rank of hybrids. E . Vieilloti is kept distinct; from ignitus. E . purpureus, the female of erylhrophl/utlmus,
is also kept distinct. Gallus Temmincki is a hybrid. E . pyronotus and E . erythrophtluilmus are confounded, and their synonyms
greatly disarranged. Altogether fifty-five true species are, enumerated^.hut no new ones described.
1 8 6 8 .—J . P . Ver reaux, in ‘ N ouvelles A rchives d u M u séum d e P aris. ’*
Crossoptilon Drouyni described as distinct from Crossoptilon thibetamm. Species 6 2 .
1 8 6 8 .— P rof. T. H . H uxley, ‘ P roceedings o f .the Z oological S ociety of L ondon.’
A valuable communication on thé classification and distribution of the two groups Alectoromorphæ and Heteromorphæ, described
in his paper of the previous year on the classification o f birds. It is only with the first of these, or that containing the true
gallinâceO'us birds, that this Monograph has to do, Prof. Huxley shows that tlie Alectoromorphæ are divisible into two groups,
which he proposes to call Peristeropodes and Alecteropodes—the former comprising the Megapodiidæ and Cracidæ, and the latter
Phasianidæ and Tetraonidæ. The Pteroclidæ are shown to be completely intermediate between the Alectoromorphæ and Hemipodiidæ ;
and he tlierfefore raises them to an .independent rank as Pteroclomorphæ. In his previous paper he makes the Tinamidæ, as being
nearest to the Ratitæ, to constitute a distinct suborder, which he calls Dromæognathæ. This certainly seems to be a very excellent
arrangement ; for neither Pteroclidæ nor Tinamidæ should be regarded as belonging to th e order Ràsores, but would much more
naturally occupy divisions by themselves, to rank as orders or suborders as may appear most acceptable to ornithologists.
1 8 7 0 .—:J. P . V erreaux, ‘ A rchives d u M uséum d e P aris.’
Tetraophasis obscurus described under the name of Lophophorus obscurus. Species 6 3 .
1 8 7 0 .— R . S w inhoe, ‘ P roceedings of t h e Zoological S ociety of L ondon. ’
Phasianus decollatus described as distinct from P . torquatus. Species 6 4 .
1 8 7 0 .— D. G. E lliot, ‘ I b is .’
Numida Verreauæi described. Species 6 5 .
1870.—D. G. E lliot, ‘ A nnals a n d M agazine of N atural H istory.’
Phasiamis elegans described. Species 66.