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NEW WORK ON BIRDS.—We have received the prospectus of a new. work by Dr. A. B. Mayer, Director of the Royal Zoological Museum of Dresden, to be entitled “Abbildungen von Vogel-Skektten,” in which he signifies his intention to publish, in parts, figures of the skeletons of rare or little-known birds. Each part is to contain ten plates of large quarto size, one of which, representing the skeleton of the extremely uncommon parrot from New Guinea, Dasyptilus pecqueti (Lesson) accompanies the prospectus. It is a phoio-lithograph, and differs materially from any other which we have seen in one important particular, namely that the bones of one side only are depicted, which is a great advantage, as it prevents the confusion unavoidably associated with the representation of the whole structure. The illumination of each bone and the focus of every part is most satisfactory, more so in many respects than any drawing could possibly be. Short commentaries, with measurements, will accompany each plate. It is proposed that Part I. shall contain figures of Loriculus cuiacissi, Charmosyna josephina, Meropogon forsteni, Paradisea papuana, Cicinurus regius, Mann-codia chaiybea, Ptilopus speciosus, Otidiphaps nobilis, and Gallus bachiva (from Celebes). In the series is also to be included the skeletons of the several domestic pigeons and fowls. We hope that Dr. Mayer will have a large subscription to this valuable addition to ornithological literature.
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Biological Notes . Nature 16, 399 (1877). https://doi.org/10.1038/016399a0
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