Recently published Ornithological Works. 161 



of the present state of our knowledge of the oology of the 

 Ratitae. The three forms of Struthio seem to be quite distinct 

 a^ regards the structure of their eggs, and will ultimately, 

 in all probability, be found also to present good differential 

 characters in the birds themselves, thougli their characters 

 are not yet sufficiently understood, nor have the ranges of the 

 forms been exactly made out. Apteryx is unquestionably 

 quite different from the rest of the Ratitse oologically, and 

 seems to be more nearly allied to the Grallse. 



30. Schalow on the question whether the German Ornis is 

 worked out. 



[Darf die Erforseliung der deutsclien Vogelwelt aid abgesclilossen 

 betrachtet werden ? Vortrag gehalteu auf der Jaliresversaiumluug zu 

 Cassel, am 25. September, 1893. Vou Herman Schalow. J. f. O. 1894, 

 p. 270.] 



This stirring question formed the subject of Herr Schalow^s 

 address to the Annual Meeting of the members of the German 

 Ornithologists^ Society at Cassel, on September 25th, 1893. 

 It is not difficult to guess that the author answers it 

 decidedly in the negative. In the first place, he points out, 

 a new critical list of German birds, bringing this subject up 

 to the present date, is much required for the use of the 

 student. Then the subspecies require to be distinguished 

 from the species, and various other improvements to be made. 

 We need hardly say that we agree generally with Herr 

 Schalosv, but regret that as regards nomenclature the German 

 ornithologists appear more inclined to follow the American 

 school than the views generally held in this country. 



31. Stejneger on a Japanese Reed- Warbler. 



[Notes on a Japanese Species of Reed-Warbler. By Leonliard Stej- 

 neger. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xvii. p. 205.] 



Mr. Stejnegfr points out that the Reed- Warbler of Japan, 

 which he named Locustella hondoensis in 1893^ is identical 

 with Locustella pleskei of Taczanowski (P.Z.S. 1889, p. 020), 

 and ought to bear the latter name. 



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