oJ-J; Reecnthj published Ornithological ITorkfi. 



The IIou. G. IjAsciiLLES gavc an interesting aecoinit of 

 the efforts made by the Crown for the preservation of the 

 birds in the New Forest. lie lamented that, in spite of 

 the strenuous efforts made, the keepers were only partially 

 successful, although men were specially told off to guard 

 the nesting-place of some rare species. He was pleased to 

 say, however, that on some occasions their efforts had been 

 rewarded with success. 



Mr. Fitzherbert-Bkockholes exhibited a remarkable 

 nest, jointly constructed and inhabited by a Blackbird 

 [Tifrdus nierula) and a lledge-Accentor [Accentor mo- 

 didaris) . 



XXXIV. — Notices of recent Ornitholocjical Publicutions. 



[Continued from p. 397.] 



69. 'Annals of Scottish Natural History.' 



[The Annals of Scottish Natural History. No. 33, January 1900, and 

 No. 34, April 1900.] 



IMr. W. Berry opens the year with some remarks on the 

 operation of the Wild Birds' Protection Act of 1894 in 

 Fifeshire, especially in the " Tentsmuir" district. This was 

 formerly stripped of the eggs of Plovers, Curlews, Tcrus, and 

 Ducks (including the Eider), not only for eating, but largely 

 to supply collectors and dealers, to whom large numbers 

 used to be regularly despatched by rail. Since 1897, how- 

 ever, the law seems to have exercised a perceptible influence, 

 and all these birds have increased in numbers, while the 

 Shoveler Duck has been added to the list of breeders, and 

 the Pintail requires to be included among the species 

 requiring protection in that area. In the April number, 

 rather earlier than usual, Mr. Laidlaw brings out his valuable 

 report for 1 899 on the movements and occurrences of birds 

 in Scotland, in which among the rarest visitants may be 

 noticed the Bce-eatcr in Shetland and the Pratincole near 



