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genus Berneyornis, while he hopes that the anatomy will be 

 examined by some expert. In connection with this species 

 he sinks the subspecies victories. 



In our last notice we misunderstood the author's view 

 with regard to the generic name Sti'ix for the '' White" or 

 " Barn " Owls. He is by no means of the opinion that this 

 should be conserved, but uses Tyto instead, rather than 

 Flummea. Of the genus he gives a most comprehensive 

 and instructive account, chiefly devoted to the nomenclature 

 and consequent synonymy. He recognises three Australian 

 species, T. alba (White Owl), T. nova hollandice (Masked 

 Owl), and T. longimembi'is (= Candida Gould; Sooty Owl). 



No subspecies of T. alba are given, though further 

 material may show that such exist, as apart from individual 

 variation : even T. alexandrce is suppressed. Those admitted 

 by Hartert are, however, scheduled. 



T, novcu-hollandidi , on the other iiand, which is also stated 

 to be very variable, is differently treated, no fewer than nine 

 subspecies being allowed, viz. : — novce-hollandiee, castanops, 

 kimberli, nielvillensis, riordani, ivhitei, perplexa, muckayi, and 

 galei, while a peculiar phase [dombraini) is left doubtful. 

 In the discussion of these forms Mr. Mathews strongly 

 combats the views of Messrs. Rothschild and Hartert, 

 T. lougimetnbris is now deprived of the subspecies georgice 

 and walleri, formerly proposed by the author. 



After considerable hesitation Megastrix is still allowed to 

 remain in the "Barn'' Owl family, with subspecies tene- 

 bricosa, magna, and mullipunctatu ; while the nsune pe^-confusa 

 is allotted to a Bi'itish New Guinea form, which the author 

 refuses to identify with the Arfak bird (urfaki). 



At the beginning of the present Part we find two pages 

 which stood over from Part 3 ; the subspecies of Rhabdo- 

 glaiix are there given as rufa, queenslandica , and humeralis. 

 A supplement at the end of Part 4 consists of some notes on 

 the life-histories of Raptorial birds by J. B. White and 

 others, which had been overlooked. Plates are given of the 

 first four subspecies mentioned under Tyto novce-hollandice, 

 and one in the case of other species. 



