Recently published Ornithological Works. 365 



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. Soc. N. S. W. x. 

 p. 162.] 



Mr, Beiinett^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. Willi. Blasius. J. f. O. 1885, p. 409.J 



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. (Nacli brieflichen 

 Mittheilungen der Herrn Prof. Eug. von Boeck.) Von Prof. Dr. Wilh. 

 Blasius. J. f. 0. 188o, p. 416.] 



Prof. Blasius gives extracts from letters of Prof. E. v. 

 Boeck of Cochabamba, which contain further information 

 respecting Psophia cantatrix and other species of Prof. v. 

 Boeck's list, and mention the occurrence of Eurypyga helias 

 on the Mamore. 



