Recently published Ornithological Works. 373 



Bello Islands which lie off the coast of Western Australia, 

 between North-West Cape and Point AValcott. They are 

 desert-like, lowlying islands, separated from the mainland 

 by only a shallow sea and by no means attractive. 



In this paper, with reports on other groups, is one on the 

 birds, containing the names of twenty-five species, two 

 of which are sufficiently distinct in the author's and Mr, 

 Mathew's opinion to warraut subspecific distinction. These 

 were described in the 'Austral Avian Record' in 1913. The 

 present paper contains the field-notes, and is illustrated by 

 two photographic plates of the nest of Halia'etus leucogaster 

 and the young of Pandion halia'etus melvillensis. 



North on the Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds. 



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

 By A. J. North, C.M.Z.S. Vol. iv., pts. ii.-v. Australian Museum, 

 Sydney. Special Catalogue No. I. Pp. 97-472 & i-viii, pis. A 18-20, 

 B xix-xxv. Sydney, 1913-1914. 4to.] 



This important work, which has been in progress since 

 June 1901, appearing at irregular intervals, is now complete. 

 The last part contains an appendix in which the nesting- 

 habits and eggs of twenty-two additional species are described, 

 all of which have been recorded since the issue of the earlier 

 parts of the work. The title-page and contents of the 

 fourth volume as well as indices to the whole work are also 

 included in this issue. Parts ii.-iv. deal with the Orders 

 Columbae, Gallinse, Hemipodii, Sub-order Pedionomi, 

 Fulicarise, Alectorides, Limicolae, Gaviae, Tubinares, Pygo- 

 podes, Impenues, and Casuarii. The treatmeut is similar 

 to that of the preceding volumes, the nomenclature being 

 but little changed from that of the British Museum 

 ' Catalogue of Birds,' and the results of Messrs. Mathews 

 and Iredale's researches being ignored. We think that in 

 the later parts references might well have been given to 

 Mathews's ' Birds of Australia/ while it would also have 

 added to the convenience of readers if references had been 

 given to A. J. Campbell's book on ' Nests and Eggs of 

 Australian Birds.' We miss also the useful lists of earlier 

 descriptions of eggs given by Mr. Campbell. 



