626 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



Finally, a list is given of those groups of birds whicli are 

 universally eutaxic or diastataxic, and those such as the 

 Pigeons and Kingfishers which contain birds with both 

 forms of wing. 



Another point dealt with is the number of metacarpal 

 primaries, which are six in all groups except the Grebes, 

 Storks, Flamingoes, and Rheas, all of which possess seven. 



The condition of the first primary covert, which is reduced 

 in size in many forms, the presence of the vestigial eleventh 

 primary, the alula, the outermost primary covert, the number 

 of rectrices, and the presence or absence of the tuft on tlie 

 oil-gland are all discussed. Finally, an interesting cor- 

 rection is made in regard to the Osprey {Pandion). It has 

 always been stated that in this bird the feathers are without 

 an aftershaft, and on this account they have been placed 

 in a family distinct from the other Accipitrine birds. If 

 Mr. Miller is correct in his observations that a distinct 

 aftershaft is present, this matter will have to be reconsidered. 



Moulton on the Birds of Borneo. 



[Hand-List of the Birds of Borneo. By J. C. Moulton, Curator of 

 the Sarawak Museum. Journ. Straits Branch E. Asiatic Soc, No. G7, 

 1914, pp. 125-191.] 



Mr. Moulton has compiled a useful list of the birds of 

 Borneo, which now number 555. The classification and 

 general arrangement follow Sharpe's ' Hand-List,' but sub- 

 species are indicated where necessary, and the subspecific 

 names are printed in italics with the " authorities " for both 

 the specific and subspecific names. This makes five words 

 necessary to indicate a single item, thus: — Caloperdix oculea 

 Temm. borneensis Grant, a rather cumbersome addition to 

 an already overloaded system of nomenclature. 



No distributional notes are given, but so far as it is 

 possible the name and date of the first collector and recorder 

 are mentioned, the latter referring to an ample bibliography 

 of 231 titles. 



The list is prefaced with a short account of the ornitho- 

 logical history of Borneo. The earliest collectors were the 



