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uncertain affinities, occupies the great part of the July 

 number. This investigation was undertaken by Dr. Leech. 

 He comes to the conclusion that Strepera, together with 

 Gi/mnorhina and Cracticus, should be grouped together in one 

 family, and separated from theCorvidse as well as the Laniidoe, 

 with which these genera have been hitherto associated. 



Of faunal papers with field-notes and photographs, Mr. 

 H. G. Barnard sends a contribution on the birds of Northern 

 Territory, Messrs. Howe and Tregellas on the birds of the 

 Mallee district, on the borders of Victoria and South 

 Australia, while Capt. S. A. White has continued his 

 exploration of the barren regions of central Australia, and 

 has rediscovered the long-lost Ajihelocephala pectoralis during 

 his exploration of the Musgrave and Everard Ranges. Other 

 papers of a somewhat similar nature are on north Queens- 

 land birds by Mr. Le Souef and by Miss Cheney on the 

 Wangaratta district of Victoria. 



Finally, we would like to draw special attention to a short 

 note by Mr. A. J. Campbell, in which he points out the great 

 danger of the total extinction of three species of Parrot — 

 Psej)hotus pulcherrimus, Euphema jJulcheUa, and Geopsittacus 

 occidentalis, all of which, formerly fairly common, have of 

 recent years become exceedingly rare, if they are not already 

 extinct. Mr. Campbell believes that the disappearance of 

 these birds is due primarily to " the existence of a fierce 

 breed of wild domestic cats,"*^ and that steps should be taken 

 to exterminate or reduce these. We hope our Australian 

 brethren may be able to bring this about. 



List of other Ornithological Publications received. 



Blaauw, F. E. Ornithologische waarnemingen in Let zuiden der 



Kaapkolome. (Tijd. Ned. Orn. Vereen., 1915.) 

 Cory, C. B. Notes on South American Birds, with Descriptions of new 



Subspecies. (Field Mus. N. H. Puhl. 183. Chicago, 1915.) 

 The Auk. (Vol. xxxii. No. 3. Cambridge, Mass., 1915.) 

 Austral Avian Record. (Vol. iii. No. 1. London, 1915.) 

 Avicultural Magazine. (Third Series, Vol. vi. Nos. 9-12. London, 



1915.) 



