Recently published OrnitJiulo(jical Works. 695 



included in the paper, which only deals with those new to 

 tiie fauna of the island. The correct identification of 

 Phylloscopus borea'is is referred to both on p. 73 and p. 114. 

 Mr. Clarke also reports on an example of Briinnich's 

 Guillemot picked up at Craigielaw Point, E. Lothian, in 

 December 1908 ; and in the July number Mr. F. W. Smalley 

 discusses at length the seasonal changes of plumage in the 

 Great Northern Diver, which he illustrates by a plate 

 shewing the various features at different seasons. In the 

 " Zoological Notes " we are informed that Prof. J. Arthur 

 Thomson is to direct an enquiry on migration at Aberdeen, 

 the method being that of putting a ring on the bird's leg. 



82. ' Annals of the Ti'ansvaal Museum.' 



[Annals of the Transvaal Museum, vol. i. Pretoria. No. 1, April, 1908 ; 

 No. 2, Aug. 1908; No. 3, Jan. 1909.] 



The energetic officials of the Transvaal Museum at 

 Pretoria have established a new zoological periodical, as will 

 be seen by the heading, and have already issued three 

 numbers of it. The first of these commences with " a short 

 history " of the Museum prepared by Dr. J. W. H. Gunning, 

 the Director, and illustrated by photographic plates of some 

 of the cases and specimens. The Museum was first 

 established in 1892, on the initiative of the State- Secretary 

 of the (then) Republic, and has continued to prosper, in spite 

 of some adverse circumstances, ever since. Dr. Gunning 

 was appointed Director in 1896. The collection of birds 

 (mostly admirably mounted by Mr. L. T. Griffin, now 

 Taxidermist of the Auckland Museum, New Zealand, as the 

 writer can testify from personal inspection) numbers up- 

 wards of 1,000 specimens besides some 3,700 skins, and 

 well illustrates the Transvaal Avifauna. 



In the first and second numbers of the new periodical 

 there are no papers on birds. In the third number 

 Dr. Gunning characterizes Anthreptes reichenowii (sp. nov.) 

 from Beira, Hemipteryx minuta (sp. nov.) from the North- 

 central Transvaal, and Cossypha haagneri (sp. nov.) from West 



