Short JS'olit'fs of Oriiillioldii'iral J''tiliHca//oii.<. 1(11 



that period a considerable number oE valuable additions were 

 made to the Ornithological section o£ that Institution. 



Dr. Stoehr"s collection of 210 skins from North-east 

 Rhodesia and a collection of 138 Birds' eggs — all South 

 African — from Major Spari-ovv are worthy of particular 

 mention. 



A Sunbird, new to the South African list {Nectarinia 

 kilimensis), was received from the Melsetter district, Southern 

 Rhodesia. 



13. '' ZooJo<i'ic(il Tiecord'. Are;^.^ vol. xlii. Price ^s. 

 (1905.) 



This very useful compilation of Dr. Sharjio's should 

 certainly be in the hands of ov(M-y working ornithologist, as 

 it shows at a glance what literatur(> has appeared durino- the 

 year on any special group. We would, however, respectfullv 

 draw the author's kind attention to the fact that No. 1, 

 vol. i. of the Journal of the S.A.O.U. has apparently been 

 overlooked. We can find no mention of Major Sparrow's 

 excellent paper, nor of any of the others appearing therein. 

 The papers in Number 2 are dulv mentioned. 



14. U.Si. Department of Af/rirulture, Biological Survei/, 

 Bxdletin No. 26 : on the " Distribution and Migration 

 of North American Ducks, Geese, and Swans/' bv 

 W<'lls W. C^ooke, Assistant Biological Survey. 



This well-printed pamphlet gives the range, abundance, 

 and migration of the various species, in order to assist 

 legislative enactment, as waterfowl are " steadily diminishing 

 in numbers" in the United States. The principal causes of 

 this increasing scarcity are '' markets, Imnting, spring shooting, 

 and the destruction of the breedino-p-i-ounds for farminii" 

 purposes." Sixty-four species of Ducks, Geese, and Swans 

 are said to inhabit the United States, eleven of which are only 

 of '" accidental " occurrence, leaving 53 regular inhabitants. 

 These pamphlets are of great interest to us, as the day niav 

 come — and that not very far ahead — when we may have to 

 adopt drastic measures if we wish many of our bird-ornaments 

 of the veld to survive. 



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