Recently published Ornithological Works. 317 



papers, of which five have reached us^, seem to be separate 

 copies of communications made to the 'Anales de la 

 Universidad.' We trust they will be brought to a con- 

 clusion, as, when complete, they will give an account of 

 Chilian birds vastly superior to the wretched compilation 

 of Gay, although not so good as might have been expected 

 in these days. Mr. Albert employs modern nomenclature, 

 and follows mostly the names adopted in James's ' New List 

 of Chilian Birds.'' It would have been better if he had 

 followed that lead even more closely in some cases. We 

 observe that he calls the Chilian Henicornis " phcenicura,'' 

 instead of " melcmura,^' and unites these two distinct species 

 as synonyms. He has probably never seen the true Pata- 

 gonian H. phmnicura {cf. B. M. Cat. xv. p. 26), or would 

 not have made the mistake. 



35. Barrett-Hamilton and Jones on Karaginski Island. 



[A Visit to Karaginski IslaDcl, Kamschatka. By G. E. H. Barrett- 

 Hamilton and H. O. Jones. Geogr. Journ. xii. p. 280.] 



We call attention to this account of a visit to a little- 

 known island on the north-eastern seaboard of Kamchatka, 

 which is illustrated by many good photographs of the natives 

 and their habitations. The allusions made to the birds are 

 comparatively few, but we are told that in the adjacent 

 channel birds were numerous and Gulls and Terns were 

 noticed. " Eed-necked Phalaropes were plentiful,'' and a 

 fine adult Albatross [Dioniedea albatrus) was observed. 



36. Bolau on Bird- types in the Hamburg Museum. 



[Die Typen der Vogelsammlung des Naturliistorisclien Museums zu 

 Hamburg. Von Hermann Bolau. Mittli. Naturli. Mus. Hamburg, xv. 

 1898.] 



Dr. Bolau gives a very useful list of the specimens of 

 birds in the Natural History IVTuseum upon which new 

 species have been based by Hartlaub, Finsch, Fischer and 

 E-eichenow, Meyer and Wiglesworth, and other ornitho- 

 logists. They are principally from West Africa [Weiss), 

 Masailand [Fischer), the Pacific Islands (^Mus. Godejfroy), and 

 Talaut Islands, and represent altogether 99 species. 



