298 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



brown ; no tinge of fulvous on the middle of the belly. 

 Wing 1-9-2-2, tail 1-7-2-05 inches. 



3. Cryptolopha intermedia La Touche, sp. n. 



Near C. tephrocephala (Anders.) and C. affinis (Hodgs.). 

 Differs from the former in having a much shorter bill, and 

 the secondary coverts distinctly tipped with pale yellow, 

 forming a well-marked bar ; from C. affinis it differs in 

 having a ring of feathers round the eye, yellow. Wing 

 2-2-2-3 inches. 



Mr. ScLATER called attention to the excellent regulations 

 made by Capt. A. H, Cowie, R.E., M.B.O.U., for the preserva- 

 tion of the wild birds in Wolmer Forest, as Hon. Sec. of the 

 Aldershot Game-Preserving Association. All Hawks, Owls, 

 and other birds were preserved as far as possible, and no 

 guns were allowed to be carried by the gamekeepers. The 

 heronry in Wolmer Forest had increased under Capt. Cowie's 

 influence from one or two nests to nearly 20, and about 50 

 young birds were reared in 1897. 



The announcement of the unexpected death of Mr. Daniel 

 Meinertzhagen on 13th inst., at the age of 22, was received 

 with regret. He was one of the last-elected Members of 

 the B.O.U., and the latest recruit to the B.O.C. 



XXVI. — Notices of recent Ornithological Publications. 



[Continued from p. 173.] 



27. Beat on Common American Birds. 



[Some Common Birds in their Relation to Agriculture. Bj F. E. L. 

 Beal. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Farmer's Bulletin, No. 64. 



1897.] 



The author begins with the remark that there seems a 

 tendency to dwell upon the harm birds do to agriculture 

 rather than on the good. He proceeds to make out good cases 

 for the Yellow-billed Cuckoo, several of the Woodpeckers, 

 the King-bird, and the Phoebe ; while he can plead many 



