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collectors have ever penetrated and the birds discovered constitute as 
Mr. Riley says ‘“‘ the most remarkable discoveries in West Indian ornithol- 
ogy in recent years. 
One of them is an owl related to a Cuban species, which is described as 
Asio noctipetens (p. 1), Constanza, 4000 ft. Another is Brachyspiza 
antillarum (p. 2), Constanza, 5000 ft., allied to B. capensis from the main- 
land, but constituting the first occurrence of the genus in the West Indies. 
The last and most remarkable is a White-winged Crossbill which was more 
or less common in the pine forest, at El Rio, 4000 ft. and which Mr. Riley 
names Loxia megaplaga (p. 1). The occurrence of a member of this 
boreal genus, in the West Indies was entirely unlooked for and constitutes 
a most surprising fact in geographic distribution.— W. 8. 
Townsend on Bird Conservation in Labrador.'!— This report is an 
“advance chapter’? of the author’s forthcoming work ‘In Audubon’s 
Labrador’ and tells briefly of the terrible destruction of sea birds on the 
Labrador coast. Dr. Townsend suggests the forfeiting of fishing licenses 
by fishermen detected carrying fire arms or engaging in egging, both of 
which are contrary to law. Another admirable suggestion is to make 
refuges of certain coast islands which could easily be protected by wardens 
and thus present object lessons to the natives and encourage similar 
protection elsewhere along the coast.— W. 8. 
Gyldenstolpe on the Birds of Siam.?— In this publication the author 
reports on the results of his second trip to Siam, 1914-1915. The main 
list consists in a fully annotated list of 353 species, one form Mizornis 
gularis minor (p. 60) Pak Koh, Northern Siam, is described as new. Other 
novelties obtained on the expedition have been described in the Ornitholo- 
gische Monatsberichte for 1916, no copies of which have yet reached us, 
and Mr. Gyldenstolpe fortunately redescribes them here. 
An introduction gives the explorer’s itinerary and a consideration of the 
origin and development of the fauna of India and the Malay Region. 
Siam is divided zoégeographically into three regions (1) the mountain 
region of the north, (2) the lowlands of Northern and Central Siam and 
(3) Lower Siam. There are some admirable reproductions of photographs 
illustrating the scenery of the country and colored plates of five of the new 
forms of birds discovered by the expedition. 
The report as a whole forms a valuable contribution to our knowledge 
of the avifauna of Siam and is a credit to its author.— W. S. 
1 Bird Conservation in Labrador. By Charles Wendell Townsend. Reprint from the 
Seventh Annual Report of the Commission of Conservation of Canada — Ottawa, 1916, 
pp. 1-9. 
2 Zodlogical Results of the Swedish Zoélogical Expeditions to Siam, 1911-1912 and 1914— 
1915. IV. BirdsII. By Nils Gyldenstolpe. With one map, four plates and five figures 
in the text. pp. 1-160. 1916. 
