Recently published Ornithological Works. 179 



Witmore, Oklahoma by Mr. W, "W. Cooke, and Florida by 

 Mr. R. W. William, add greatly to the value of the volume, 

 while Mr. E/. ]\I. Stronj^ writes an 'intensive study " of 

 Larus argentatus on Lake Michigan. Mr. E. S. Cameron, 

 ]\I.B.O.U., has a readable paper on Archibuteo ferrvgineus 

 and its nests in Montana, which is illustrated with some 

 fine photographs. Finally we must mention an account by 

 Mr. J. C. Phillips of his journey up the Blue Nile to Sennaar, 

 with which is a coloured illustration of his new Nightjar, 

 Caprimulgus eleanora. Some doubt is cast on the validity 

 of this new species by Mr. Butler in the present number of 

 'The Ibis' (p. 181). 



The Australian Zoologist. 



[The Australian Zoologist. Issued by the Royal Zoological Society 

 of New South Wales. Edited by Allan R. McCuUoch, Zoologist, 

 Australian Museum. Vol. i. part 1. Sydney, June 1914. 8vo.] 



The Zoological Society of New South Wales, which owns 

 and manages the Zoological Gardens of Sydney, has decided 

 to issue this serial publication " to contain articles of 

 scientific and general interest pertaining to zoology ,'' and 

 the first number has now reached us. 



Among other papers there are several of interest to 

 ornithologists. Mr. L. Harrison suggests that a study of 

 the Mallophaga, those curious lice-like parasites which are 

 almost entirely confined to avian hosts, many throw some 

 light on the phylogeny and relationships of the various 

 groups of birds, and gives some interesting instances of the 

 curious facts in regard to the distribution of the same species 

 of parasite on various species of hosts. 



A short article by Mr. Basset Hull, illustrated by some 

 photographs, tells us what has been done, and also what 

 more should be done, in regard to Government sanctuaries 

 and reserves for bird-life in New South Wales ; and finally 

 Mr. Walter W. Froggatt writes a short note on some of 

 the birds noticed by him on the Saltbush plains of the 

 north-western parts of New South Wales. 



