332 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



Palestine (Chmyris osea) and a small Hornbill {Lophoceros 

 nasutus) previously noted by Hemprich and Ehrenberg. 



Many of the European Warblers (Sylvia nisoria, S. atri- 

 capilla, S. cinerea, S. hortensis, Phylloscopus trochiluSj 

 1*. sibilatrix, &c.) occur at Aden in the autumn. 



60. Hull on the Birds of Victoria. 



[The Insectivorous Birds of Victoria, with Chapters on Birds more or 

 less useful. By Robert Hall. 8vo. Melbourne, 1900. Pp. i-viii, 1- 



260.] 



In pursuance of his design of furnishing in this little book 

 a homely but useful account of the Insectivorous Birds of 

 Victoria^ Mr. Hall has arranged them in groups according to 

 the nature of their food. Under the scientific name of each 

 species he gives the derivation and the meaning, coupled 

 with a phonetic representation of the same, marked, with the 

 quantities of the separate syllables. In general he will be 

 found to be correct, but there are several errors, for instance 

 we should derive Pndargus not from " podar, swift-footed," 

 but from pod-argvs. 



The notices of Geographical Distribution, and the keys to 

 the male, female, and young of each species, are decidedly 

 valuable ; while we must congratulate the author on the 

 pleasantly written life-histories of the various birds, and on 

 the useful information as to local names, migration, length 

 of incubation, and so forth, which he and several zealous 

 correspondents have been able to gather. The fact that the 

 Sky-Lark is now firmly established in Australia is duly 

 noticed in its place. 



61. Hall upon Changes of Plumage. 



[Notes on the Plumage Changes of Petrceca phoenicea (Gould), Pachj- 

 cephala gutturalis (Latham), and Microeca fascmans (Latham). By 

 Robert Hall. Proc. R. Soc. Victoria, xiii. p. 10, 1900.] 



Mr. Hall describes the changes of plumage from youth to 

 age of three common Australian birds. In Petrceca and 

 Microeca the changes " are performed in two acts," while in 

 Pachycephala there appear to be ''three distinct and 

 opposed plumages.'^ 



