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M. J. Nicoll described two new Egyptian birds; Sylvia norrise (p. 28), 
Lake Karun, Fayoum and Prinia gracilis natronensis (p. 29), Wadi el 
Natron, Lower Egypt. 
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club. CCXXII, March 6, 
1917. 
Dr. E. Hartert described two new birds from Venezuela; Synallaxis 
terrestris bolivari (p. 31), Silla de Caracas, and Vireo josephe mirandie 
(p. 32), Galiparo, Cerro del Avila. 
Discussion on the effect of the severe frost of the past winter on bird life. 
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club. CCXXIII, April 12, 
1917. 
Rothschild and Hartert described as new, M yeomele eichorni inter posita 
(p. 38), New Georgia, Solomon Islands. 
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club. CCXXIV, April 24, 
1917. 
Dr. Hartert pointed out two races of Myrmecocichla arnotti, the East 
African form of which will be known as M. a. leucolema Rchw. He also 
described as new Phylloscopus trochiloides fokiensis (p. 48), Kuatun, 
Fokien. 
.Mr. H. F.Witherby described Anthus trivialis haringtoni (p. 44), Gittidas, 
Kaghan Valley, N. W. India. 
British Birds. X, No.9. February, 1917. 
On the European Forms of the Cormorant and Little Bustard. Con- 
densed from an article in the ‘ Novites Zoologice’. 
Some Results of Ringing Song Thrushes, Blackbirds, Lapwings and 
Woodcock. By H. F. Witherby. 
British Birds. X, No. 10. March, 1917. 
Ornithological Notes from Norfolk for 1916. By J. H. Gurney. 
British Birds. X,No.11. April, 1917. 
Three Birds New to the British List. By J. B. Nichols and Thos. 
Parkin.— Melanocorypha calandra, Acrocephalus arundinaceus orientalis, 
and Charadrius semipalmatus. 
Mortality among birds during the February Frost. By H. M. Wallis. 
British Birds. X,No.12. May, 1917. 
Polygamy among Rooks. By E. B. Dunlop. 
The Moults of the British Passeres, with Notes on the Sequence of their 
Plumages. By H. F. Witherby.— The Flycatchers and Warblers. 
Avicultural Magazine. VIII, No. 4. February, 1917. 
The Influence of German Aviculture. By W. E. Teschemaker.— A very 
interesting historical paper with extracts from early works on bird-catching 
and training. 
Are Birds Easily Deceived? By A. G. Butler— The use of stick-insects 
as bird food and various experiments with ‘ protectively colored’ insects 
seem to show that cage birds have very little difficulty in detecting these 
‘ protected ’ insects. 
Sheathbills. By Graham Renshaw.— An interesting popular account of 
these curious birds. 
