162 'Short jyul'ires of Ortitt/iolor/ical Pidilicattoxs. 



15. ''Journal fur Ornlthologie^ Nos. 3 & 4 (July and 

 October, 1906, & " Sonderheft." 



The July number contains a lengthy paper (with portrait) 

 by Herman Schalow on the illustrious German ornithologist 

 Jean Cabanis, of whom we publish an "obituary notice" in 

 this number. 



The October 1906 number of this excellent German Journal 

 contains the following papers : — 



1. " Unpublished Diaries of Baron von Kittlitz " (con- 



clusion). 



2. " Systematic Review of my Java Birds," by Max Bartels 



(conclusion). 

 ?t. " On Lower Amazonian Birds," by E. Snethlage (con- 

 tinuation). 



4. " Some Questions of Nomenclature,'^ by Prof. Dr. Einar 



Lonnberg. 

 The latter is a common-sense review of the present chaos 

 ornithology has been thrown into by the " priority " seekers 

 and hair-splitting enthusiasts of our day. " The international 

 rules of nomenclature have for some years now been accepted 

 and fixed upon. Under the circumstances there is only one 

 way of preventing further confusion, and that is to follow the 

 said rules throughout, whether they be considered right or 

 lamented as wrong, — or whether a mixture of the good and 

 bad would be preferable. In any case it would appear best 

 to curtail the curse and adopt as soon as possible all alterations 

 appearing necessary under the international rules of nomen- 

 clature. Many of these alterations are to my mind greatly 

 to be regretted, and it would have been infinitely better if we 

 could have retained the old names which all know so well." 

 Remarks with which we must admit we fully concur. 

 Dr. Lonnberg gives details of several instances, and dissects 

 the evidence of each alteration. 



5. " Investigations into the Food-supply of various Owls," 



by Baron von Schweppenburg. 

 This is a lengthy, carefully worked out statement of the 

 various articles of diet indulged in by Owls, giving per- 

 centages and diagrams of each species treated. We see that 



