1917-] llecently published Orniihological IVurks. G21 



pp. 25-27) are included in this list, Anthus philUpsi and 

 Phrygilus malvinarum. 



Buturlin on the Nuthatches. 



[A short review of Nutliatclies (Fam. Sittidfe). By S. A. Buturlin. 

 Trav. Soc. Imp. Nat. Petrograd, xliv. 1916, pp. 145-165. Eng-lish 

 suuimary, pp. 166-173.] 



This paper, though written in Russian, is fortunately 

 provided with an English summary containing a key to the 

 characters of the subfamilies and. genera recognised by 

 Dr. Buturlin, and some notes on several of the forms here 

 recognised as well as descriptions of three new subspecies — 

 Sitta europcea sakhaUnensis from Saghalien, S. e. hondoensis 

 from Hondo, Japan, and Rupisitta tephronota iranica from 

 Persia. 



Dr. Buturlin would have us recognise ten genera, four of 

 which are new, namely : — Daphcenositta, Neositta, Neusittella, 

 Pcecilositta uov. (type S.azurea Less.), Cyanositta nov. (type 

 Dendrophila corallipes Sharpe), Ca/lisitta, Arctositta nov. 

 (type S. arctica But.), Sitta, Mesositta nov. (type S. hima- 

 layensis J. & S.), Rupisitta. 



The genus Sitta is further reduced by dividing it into 

 four subgenera : — Homositta nov. (type S. castaneoventris 

 Frankl.), Micrositta nov. (type S. villosa), Leptositta nov. 

 (type S. leucopsis), and Sitta (sensu stricto) for S. europjcea 

 and its immediate relatives. 



Chapman on Brent Geese. 

 [Brent Geese. By Abel Chapman. Scottish Nat. 1917, pp. 73-75.] 



From My. Abel Chapman we have received the note the 

 title of which is quoted, and also a further note on the 

 same subject entitled " Brent Geese : some criticisms by 

 Abel Chapman on Dr. Hartert's reply j'-" wliich appears to 

 have been separately printed as a leaflet. 



]\lr. Chapman seems to be very indignant with Dr. Hartert 

 and the authors of the B. O. U. List of British Birds, though 

 we confess we fail to understand exactly what his grievance 



