196 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



It appears that the Hungarian ornithologists have already 

 taken up the plan of marking captured birds with metal 

 rings, as pursued at Rossitten, on which we find an instruc- 

 tive report by Mr. J. Schenk. The birds chiefly operated 

 upon were Storks, Spoonbills, Gulls, and Night- Herons. 



.'3. ' The Auk.' 



[The Auk. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. July, October, 

 1909.] 



In the July number Mr. C. W. Richmond concludes his 

 reprint of the ornithological portion of the writings of 

 C. S. Rafincsque, which include papers and pamphlets in 

 French, English, and Italian. According to his views, 

 some of our present generic and specific names require 

 alteration in consequence of Rafinesque's writings. Dr. C. W. 

 Townscnd contributes an interesting article on the use of 

 the Aviugs and feet by diving birds, with remarks on those 

 that use the wings under water and those that do not ; he 

 also writes fully on the invasion of New r England by the 

 Carolina Wren. Mr.S. Trotter discusses the geological and 

 geographical relations of the land-birds of North-eastern 

 America, their modifications, the alteration of their habits 

 or habitats, and, in short, their change of status generally. 

 Mr. Ruthven Deane gives the history of the unique specimen 

 of Townsend's Bunting from a copy of the original manu- 

 script sent by Townsend to Audubon. Mr. A. H. Felger 

 furnishes an annotated list of the Water-birds of Weld, 

 Morgan, and Adams counties in Colorado, with three maps ; 

 and Mr. W. P. Taylor discusses hybridisation in Humming- 

 birds, in consequence of having shot what he believes to 

 be a hybrid. Lastly, we have the fifteenth Supplement 

 to the A. O. U. ' Check-List,' of which a new edition is 

 about to bo published. In this we notice that it is pro- 

 posed to substitute Cryptoglaux for Glaux, Machetes for 

 Pavoucella, Chamepelia for Columbigallina, Archilochus for 

 Trochilus, Ammodramus for Cotumiculus, Passerherbulus for 

 Ammodrumus, and Vermivora for Helminthophila. There are 

 also changes in the titles of the families and subfamilies to 



