376 Recent Literature. LJuly 



cult to say, but the name seems to have a status in nomenclature and 

 hence renders Dr. Shufeldt's name invalid. We would propose as, a sub- 

 stitute Phasianus roberti nom. nov. after Dr. Robert W. Shufeldt. — 

 W. S. 



White on an Expedition to the Interior of Australia. 1 — This paper 

 treats of the scientific results of a trip, on camel back, of 1300 miles under- 

 taken by Capt. and Mrs. White primarily for the purpose of adding to the 

 knowledge of the avifauna of interior Australia. Their route lay north 

 from Oodnadatta, the railroad terminus 700 miles north of Adelaide, and 

 extended to the headwaters of the Finke and Todd Rivers. " A dry and 

 awful country which, when the rain comes, blossoms like the rose, but in 

 a short space of time (about eight weeks) once more subsides into its normal 

 state of drought." Capt. White adds " The dreary aspect and the solitude 

 of this vast country followed us like a nightmare as we travelled south." 

 Collections in various departments were made and are treated by specialists, 

 the narrative and the account of the birds being by Capt. White. One 

 hundred and eighteen species and subspecies are listed, six of which have 

 been described as new by Mr. Gregory M. Mathews in the ' Austral Avian 

 Record.' The stomach contents of sixteen species are described by Mr. 

 Arthur M. Lea.— W. S. 



Cassinia, 1914 2 . The editor of the Delaware Valley Club's publication, 

 Mr. Robert Thomas Moore, has brought out another exceedingly interest- 

 ing number, though its appearance is somewhat delayed. While the policy 

 of restricting the scope of ' Cassinia ' to the states bordering on the Delaware 

 is wisely continued, the character of the articles demonstrates the unlimited 

 possibilities of intensive study in a limited area. 



Dr. Spencer Trotter contributes to the series of biographical papers a 

 discussion of ' Old Philadelphia Bird Collectors and Taxidermists ' in which 

 a disappearing type is considered from personal acquaintance with such ex- 

 amples as Chris. Wood, John Krider, etc. John D. Carter shows the possi- 

 bilities of close observation on Delaware River birds even though only a 

 short time each day may be available for the purpose. George Spencer 

 Morris gives a delightful account of the Tacony Valley where his home is 

 located and about which are centered all his early ornithological associa- 

 tions. 



Henry Oldys has a paper on ' Individual Variety of Bird Songs ' suggested 

 by a paper by Mr. Moore in last year's issue of ' Cassinia ' and Dr. Cornelius 

 Weygandt writes of ' Summer in the Poconos ' in his attractive style. 



1 Scientific Notes on an Expedition into the Interior of Australia carried out by 

 Capt. S. A. White, M. B. O. U., from July to October, 1913. Trans. Royal Soc, 

 So. Australia, XXXVIII, pp. 407^474, pll. XX1VXXXIX, 1914. 



2 Cassinia: A Bird Annual. Proceedings of the Delaware Valley Ornithological 

 Club. 1914. pp. 1-80, pll. I-V. March [ = April, 1915.] Delaware Valley 

 Ornith. Club, care Acad. Nat. Sciences, Philadelphia. Price 50 cts. 



