148 SJio7't JSotices of Ornithological Publications. 



Twenty-five new Members were elected, including Mr. 

 G. L. Bates, C.M.Z.S., Kribi, Cameroon, West Africa, and 

 Mr. John A. Bucknill, M.A., F.Z.S., Pretoria, Transvaal. 



The October (1906) number of 'The Ibis' contains the 

 following papers : — 



1. " Field-Notes on the Birds of Chinkiang, Lower Yangtse 



Basin.— Part 11.'^ By J. D. D. La Touche, C.M.Z.S., 



M.B.O.U. 

 This is a second instalment of the paper commenced by the 

 author in the July (19U6) issue of this periodical. The avi- 

 fauna of this part of the world does not contain many species 

 with which our sub-continent is acquainted. Cotile riparia 

 (European Sand-Martin) is perhaps the only species men- 

 tioned in this section of Mr. La Touche's paper (which 

 embraces the Laniidse to the Alaudidse) with which South 

 African ornithologists are acquainted. 



2. " Notes on the Parrots (Part VI.)." By T. Salvadori, 



H.M.B.O.U. 

 A continuation of the author's check-list. This portion 

 includes our Poeocephalus rohustus (Levaillant's Parrot), P. 

 fuscicollis (Brown-necked Parrot), P. fuscicapilhi.s (Brown- 

 headed Parrot), P. meyeri (Meyer's Parrot), which is now 

 apparently divided into several forms or subspecies, namely: — 

 (a) P. meyeri — the type — confined, according to Neumann 

 as followed by Dr. Reichenow, to Kordofan and 

 Abyssinia. 

 {h) P. ynatschiei=-P. meyeri matscJiiei. Habitat : E. Africa, 

 (c) P. erythrece = P. meyeri erythrece (Neumann) = P. 

 meyeri virescens (Reichenow). Habitat : N.E. Africa : 

 Bogos-land, Anseba River. 

 {d) P. transvaalensis-=P.meyerl transvaalensis. Habitat: 



Southern East Africa. 

 {e) P. damarensis = P. meyeri damarensis. Habitat : 



Western South Africa. 

 (/) 1\ reichenoui = P. meyeri reichenowi. Habitat: North 

 Angola and probably the whole (!ongo district. 



