636 Letters, Extracts, and Notes. 



illustrated by 25 plates and over 150 text-figures^ taken from 

 photographs and pen-and-ink sketches of the author, who is 

 well known as an accomplished draughtsman and interesting 

 writer. 



New Paradise-Birds in the Zoological Society^s Gardens. — 

 Since we wrote last on this subject (above, p. 549), another 

 large consignment of live Paradise-Birds has been received 

 at the Regent's Park (on July 3rd). It contains 7 Raggi's 

 Bird-of-Paradise [Paradisea raggiana), 7 Lawes^s Bird-of- 

 Paradise {Parotia lawesii), 8 Hunstein's Bird-of-Paradise 

 {Diphyllodes hunsteini), 4 Manucodes [Phony gama purpureo- 

 violacea and P. chalybeata), 1 New - Guinea Rifle -bird 

 [Ptilorhis intercedens), 3 Black-headed Cat-birds {jElurcedus 

 melanocephalus) , and 2 Subalar Bower-birds [Amblyornis 

 suhalaris). 



This splendid series was collected in British New Guinea, 

 and was brought home by Mr. C. B. Horsbrugh for the 

 Society in co-operation with Sir William Ingram, who is 

 well known for his success in keeping these magnificent 

 birds in captivity (see '^Ibis,' 1907, p. 225). 



The Mediterranean Shearwaters. — In ' Avicula ' (xii. 

 fasc. 121-2, 1908), Count Salvadori has recently written 

 a note on the Mediterranean Shearwaters, of which he has 

 kindly sent us a copy. The chief point raised is whether 

 the smaller ordinary species usually called Puffinus yelkouan 

 is different from P. anglorum of Northern Europe. Dr. 

 Giglioli is strongly of opinion that the two forms are 

 identical. But Count Salvadori regards them as distinct 

 species, in which he is supported by Mr. Godman in his new 

 work on the Petrels *. Count Salvadori also discusses the 

 diflicult question of the status of Puffinus obscurus (Gm.). 



* Cf. ' Ibis,' 1908, p. 527. 



