703 Recently published Ornitholugical Works. 



of them had not been previously recoi'ded from Mindanao, 

 and the capture of CJilot'opsis flavipennis is especially noted, 

 as there was an uncertainty about the occurrence of this 

 species in the island. 



95. Madardsz on Mongolian Birds. 



[Dr. J. V. Madarasz. Contribution to the Mongolian Ornis, with 

 Descriptions of some New Species. Ann. Mus. Nat. Hung. 1909, 



p. 175.] 



J)r. V. Madarasz gives an account of a collection of birds 

 made in Transbaikalia by F. Teichraann and F. Weiske in 

 April-July 1908. The specimens are referred to 44 species, 

 amongst which 4 are described as new — Tharrhaleus tetricus, 

 Monlifringilla cognata, and Pcecile tunkanensis, from the 

 Tunkan Mountains, and Tetrastes orientalis, an eastern 

 form of T. bonasia. Tharrhaleus tetricus and Montifringilla 

 cognata are figured (tab. 4). 



96. Madardsz on certain Wild Geese. 



[Zur Naturgeschichte der Wildganse, v. Dr. J. v. Madarasz. Ann. 

 Mus. Nat. Hung. 1909, p. 304.] 



Tlie author states that the Wild Goose called Anser 

 neglectus by Sushkin visits the Steppe of Hortobagy in 

 Hungary every autumn and remains iintil the following 

 April. He describes the colour of the bill in summer and 

 winter and figures it (tab. v. figs. 2, 3). 



He also describes a supposed hybrid between Anser 

 fabalis and A. alhlfrons, and gives a figure of its head. 



97. Mearns on New Birds from the Philippines. 



[Additions to the List of Philippine Birds, with Descriptions of New 

 and Hare Species. Jiy E. A. Mearns. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxxvi. 

 p. 435 (1909.)] 



In the seventh of his series of papers on Philippine Birds 

 the author describes as new Phabitreron samarensis, Musca- 

 divora palmarensis, Otus steerei, Prioniturus malindangensis, 

 Yungipicus siasiensis, Rhinomyias rujicauda mindanensis, 



