Xxiv CONTENTS. 



VIII. On the Anatomy of the Kingfishers, with Special 

 Reference to the Conditions in the Wing known as Eutaxy 

 and Diastataxy. By P. Chalmers Mitchell, F.Z.S., F.L.S. 

 (Plates IV. & V.) , . . 97 



IX. lleport on the Anniversary Meeting of the Deutsche 

 ornithologische Gesellschaft. By E. Habtbrt (Delegate of the 

 B.O.U.) 123 



X. Notices of recent Ornithological Publications : — 



1. ' Annals of Scottish Natural History ' 126 



2. ' The Auk ' 127 



3. Bangs on a new Geotrygon 128 



4. Bucknill's ' Birds of Surrey ' 128 



5. Butler on the Birds of the Andamaus and the Nicobars 129 



6. Biittikofer on the Birds of Central Borneo . . . .130 



7. Cook on the Antarctic Oruis 131 



8. Carrie on a new Bird of Paradise 132 



9. Euler on the Nests and Eggs of Brazilian Birds . . 132 



10. Finn's ' Fancy Waterfowl ' 133 



11. Ihering on the Birds of Cantagallo and Nova Friburgo 133 



12. Ihering on the Birds of Rio Grande do Sul .... 134 



13. Ihering on the Nesting of Brazilian Birds .... 134 



14. ' Irish Naturalist ' 134 



15. Kastschenko on the Birds of the Altai 135 



16. Le Souef on the Mud-nest-building Birds of Australia 135 



17. Loomis on Californian Water-birds 135 



18. Merriam on the Birds of Mount Shasta 136 



19. Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society's Transac- 



tions 136 



20. North on a new Australian Bird 138 



21. Palmer on Economic Ornithology in the U.S. . . . 138 



22. Palmer on the Bird-Laws of the United States. . . 140 



23. Pike on Bird-land 341 



24. Pycraft on the Pterylosis of the Megapodes .... 141 



25. Reichenow's Birds of Africa 142 



26. Seebohm's ' Monograph of the Thrushes ' . . . . 143 



27. Selous on Sport and Travel 144 



28. Sharpe's ' Hand-list of the Genera and Species of 



Birds,' Vol. ii 144 



