1 5G Receniiy published Ornitholugical Works. 



different species, which he proposes to call C. rothschlldi; 

 of this there is also a young example living in the Zoological 

 Garden of Berlin. 



24. Meyer and Heller on the Eggs of ^pyornis. 



[Aepyoruis-Eier von Dr. A. B. Meyer und Dr. K. M. Heller. Abh. u. 

 Ber. k. Zool. u. Anthrop.-Etlin. Mus. z. Dresden, Bd. ix. 1900-1.] 



The two fossil eggs of jEpyornis in the Dresden Museum 

 are carefully described and figured, and a list, with accurate 

 dimensions, is given of all the eggs of the iEpyoniithidae 

 known to exist in collections. Thirty-three specimens are 

 catalogued, with lengths varying from 344*2 to 279 mm. 

 They belong probably to several species. 



25. Milligan on new Australian Birds. 



[Description of a new Species of Mirafra (Bush-Lark) from ^^'esteru 

 Australia. By Alex. W. Milligan, Perth. Vict. Nat. .xviii. p. 25. 



Description of a new Species of Amytis (Grass-bird) from Western 

 Australia. By Alex. W. Milligan, Perth. Vict. Nat. xviii. p. 27.] 



The Mirnfra is characterized and named M. woodwardi and 

 the Amytis A. gigantura, 



26. North on Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds. 



[Nests and Eggs of Birds found Breeding in Australia and Tasmania. 

 (Second edition of Catalogue No. xii., entirely rewritten with additions.) 

 By A. J. North. Part I. 4to. Sydney, 1901.] 



The species here fully discussed and illustrated in the text 

 are Corvus coronoides, C. bennetti, Corone australis, Strepera 

 graculina, S. arguta, S. melanoptera, S. cuneicaudata, S. 

 plumbea, S. fuliginosa, Struthidea cinerea, Corcoran melano- 

 rhamphus, Ptilorhis j^aradisea, P. victories, Craspedophora 

 alberti, Phonygama gouldi, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus. Some 

 of the nests are also figured, and the coloured plate contains 

 eggs of Corone australis, Gymnorhina tibicen, G. lencunota, 

 Corvus coronoides, Strepera arguta, S, melanoptera, S. fuli- 

 ginosa, S. graculina, and S. cuneicaudata. 



Information of all sorts is given, as is usual in Mr. North^s 

 works, while it is noticeable that he, with his opportunities 



