134 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



It gives a good account of the general progress of the 

 Department, although we observe that the laboratories of 

 the " Division of Birds " are stated to be still " much 

 overcrowded," and that " many devices have to be resorted 

 to in order to accommodate the collections/' It has even 

 been found necessary, we are told, " to place different parts 

 of the collection in rooms widely separated." The study- 

 collection comprises some 65,000 specimens, of which the 

 Passerine series is well arranged and " entirely accessible," 

 being kept in good order, no doubt, for the progress of 

 Mr. Ridgway's great work. It seems hard that a branch 

 of zoological science that has so many excellent followers 

 in the U.S. should not meet with more liberal treatment 

 (cf. 'Ibis,' 1904, p. 481). 



The following notable accessions to the bird-collection are 

 specially mentioned : — Mr. Homer Dcvonport had presented 

 22 large and valuable birds from his Aviary, among which 

 were an Australian Goose, a Javan Jungle-fowl, a Black- 

 winged Peacock (Pavo nigripennis) } and several beautiful 

 Pheasants, including an example of Diard's Fircback 

 [Lophura diardi). Prom Mr. A. Boucard were purchased 

 skins of two rare Birds-of-Paradise, Paradisea gulielmi and 

 Rhipidornis gulielmi-tertii. A pair of flightless Cormorants 

 from the Galapagos, and about 300 birds from that group and 

 the islands on the west coast of Mexico, were also purchased. 

 The Bishop Museum, Honolulu, had presented a collection 

 of birds from Guam, containing examples of about 44 species 

 new to the U.S. Museum. Mr. Outram Bangs had pre- 

 sented about 50 birds from Honduras, and 300 specimens 

 from Chiriqui were received from him in exchange. The 

 Biological Survey had transmitted a fine series of birds'-eggs 

 from different parts of North America. 



30. Winge on Birds of the Bronze Aye in Denmark. 



[Oiu Fugle fra Bronzealderen i Danmark. Vidensk. Meddel. fr. d. 

 natiuli. Foren. i Kbhvn. 1904.] 



Mr. Winge gives particulars of the wing-bones of the 

 Jackdaw and Crow (or Book) found in an urn of the Bronze 



