316 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



Mr. E. BiDWELL. 



Nest of the Nightingale [DauUas luscinia) ,\\nc^v{\i\i 

 feathers. From Redhill. 



Nest of the Sedge- Warbler {Acrocephalus phragmitis) , 

 lined with feathers. From Walton-on-Thames. 



Nest of the Htdge-Sparrow {Accentor modnlaris), 

 made of sticks and lined with feathers. 



Nest of the Chiff chaff (Phylloscopus rnfiis), built 

 without feather-lining. From the Lizard^ Cornwall. 



Nest of the Penduline Titmouse [JEgithalus pendu- 

 linus). From S. Europe. 



Nest of the Chaffinch {Fringilla ccelebs) , partly covered 

 with scraps of wall-paper. 



Nest of the Woodchat {Lanins pomeranus), built 

 with flowers. From Malaga. 



Nest of the Icterine Warbler (Hypolais icterina), 

 built with feathers. Taken within the Arctic Circle in 

 Norway. 



Nest of the Moorhen [Gallimila chloropus), with the 

 eggs concealed with paper. River Thames. 



Mr. J. Whitaker. 



Nest of the Common Heron [Ardea cinerea), partly 

 constructed of wire. From Stoke, Notts. 



On the motion of the Chairman, a hearty vote of thanks 

 was given to Mr. Bidwell for the very interesting exhibition 

 he had prepared. 



XXIII. — Notices of recent Ornithological Publications. 



[Continued from p. 152.] 



34. Albert on the Birds of Chile. 



[Contribuciones al estudio de Aves Chilenas, por Federico Albert. 

 Entregas 1-5. Santiago, 1898.] 



It was quite time that some resident naturalist should 

 take up the study of the interesting avifauna of Chile, and 

 we are pleased that Mr, Albert (Primer preparador del 

 Museo Nacional) should have done so. This series of 



