Recently published Ornithological Works. 623 



which Mr. Rothschild judiciously placed in Mr. Hellraayr's 

 hands. These specimens are now referred to 280 species 

 and subspecies, and are described in the present memoir by 

 Mr. Hellmayr in his usual exact and careful manner. 



The most important result is the discovery of an Amazonian 

 element in the avifauna of the llio Araguaya, which flows into 

 the Trocantins. On the other hand, the Fauna of Southern 

 Goyaz closely resembles that of South-eastern Brazil. 



Mr. Hellmayr enumerates every specimen in the 

 collection and gives the precise date and locality, together 

 with many excellent notes. The following subspecies 

 arc described as new to science : — Thryothorus genibarbis 

 intercedens, Myrmelastes luctuosus arayuayce, Nannochordeiles 

 pusillus septentriunalis, Celeus flavescens intercedens, Bucco 

 maculatus parvirostris, and Columba plumbea baeri. 



It is sad that such an excellent author as Mr. Hellmayr 

 should disfigure his good work by following the practices of 

 of the '' new school " and disregarding the rules of grammar 

 and common-sense. 



96. ' Irish Naturalist.' 



[The Irish Naturalist, A Monthly Journal of General Irish Natural 

 History. Vol. xvi. (January to December 1907). Eason & Sons, Dublin, j 



The most notable incident recorded during the year 1907 

 by our contemporary is the occurrence at Galley Head, Co. 

 Cork, of an example of the Canadian Crane (Grus canadensis) . 



It was shot on September 14tli, 1905, and was in poor 

 condition, but shewed no signs of having been in captivity. 

 How far these American species are to be admitted to the 

 British List is always a doubtful question, especially in the 

 case of such as are kept in aviaries, but we hope that we shall 

 hear more of this example from the other side of the Irish 

 Channel, and whether any bird-lovers in the vicinity happen 

 to have kept, or rather to have lost, an individual in 1905. 



County records are always of interest, and we now have 

 those of the Crossbill breeding in Co. Wicklow and the 

 Tree-Sparrow in Co. Donegal, besides further notes on the 

 Red-throated Diver in the north of Ireland. 



