694 Recently jiublished Ornitholoylcul Works. 



thereof on the Evolution of Birds' Nests in General " ; 

 "On the Food of the Black-headed Gull"; ''On the 

 Position of the Ear in the Woodcock." All these were 

 prepared by Mr. W. P. Py craft. 



We quite appreciate the value of this information, but 

 venture to remark that this list would have been much more 

 useful, "for convenience of reference/' if the Journals in 

 which these papers have been published had been exactly 

 specified. 



XXXVII. — Notices of recent Ornittiological Publications. 



[Continued from p. 5G0.] 



81. ' Annals of Scottish Natural History.' 



[The Annals of Scottish Natural History, a Quarterly Maprazine with 

 which is incorporated ' The Scottish Naturalist,' April and July, 1909.] 



So long as Mr. Eagle Clarke continues his investigations 

 on the migration of birds at Fair Isle, his papers Avill always 

 be likely to form the main point of interest in our con- 

 temporary. His fourth report, in the April number, consists 

 of observations during the year 1908, while he tells us that he 

 has now succeeded in arranging for a permanent observer and 

 a day to day record. George Stout, who has aided him so 

 efficiently in the past, will be the first occupant of the post. 

 The latest results are sufficiently remarkable, no less than 

 106 species having been noticed on the northward passage in 

 spring, and 122 on the southward passage in autumn, but of 

 these 89 were met with at both seasons. The greatest prize 

 was an example of Savi's W^arbler [Locustella luscinioides), 

 the first recorded in Britain for over 50 years ; next we 

 liave the second British (= Scottish) specimen of the Sul)- 

 alpine Warbler. Species new to Scotland are Antlms 

 cervinus, Hypolais icterina, and Acce^dor cullaris ; those 

 occurring for the second time are Loxia hifasciata, Emberiza 

 rustica, and Tringa temmincki. Several specimens of Sylvia 

 nisoria were identified, besides other uncommon species not 



