206 Recent/// published Ornithological II ork's. 



mouth of the Danube. Success was ultimately obtained in 

 all cases, while Birds-of'-Prey and marsh-breeding birds 

 were the most conspicuous companions of the author's 

 travels. No one who wishes to be well acquainted with 

 the habits of European birds, including many rare species 

 on the British list, should neglect to consult this 

 admirable bode. 



10. Lonnberg on Birds front Transbaicalia and Mongolia. 



[Notes on Birds collected by Mr, Otto Bamberg in Southern Trans- 

 baicalia and Northern Mongolia. By Einar "Lonnberg. Upsala and 

 Stockholm, 1909. (Arch. f. Zoologi, Bd. v. no. 9.)] 



This is an account of the birds collected by Mr. Bamberg, 

 of Weimar, during an expedition made into Northern 

 Mongolia and the adjoining parts of Transbaicalia, and now 

 deposited, for the most part, in the Museum of Stockholm. 

 It commences with a list of the localities visited, which ;ire 

 illustrated by some nice photographs of the scenery, and 

 explained in descriptive notes. The localities are given in 

 the order in which they were visited, commencing with 

 Kjachta and concluding with Urga. The birds collected by 

 Mr. Bamberg consist of about 90 species and subspecies, and 

 in some cases are of considerable interest, such as Corvus 

 dauricus neglectus (cf. Salvadori, ' Ibis/ 1909, p. 131), 

 Garrvlus glandarius bambergi (subsp. now of the group of 

 G. brandti), Dendrocopus major mongulus (subsp. now), 

 Upupa epops saturata (subsp. now), and Macrorhamphus 

 taczanowskii (cf. Dresser, k Ibis,' 1909, p. 418), a male speci- 

 men of which "in full breeding-plumage" was procured 

 at Bura. 



Mr. Lonnberg, we regret to observe, is another advocate 

 for changing old-established names, and wishes to call the 

 Spotted Flycatcher " Muscicapa ficedula," as being the 

 Motacilla ficedula of Linnaeus's tenth edition. But this 

 identification is doubtful, and we prefer Muscicapa grisola, 

 which is certain. 



