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Ornithology of the Maroccan [sic] "Middle-Atlas." By Captain 

 Lynes. — This paper, while no doubt containing valuable information, is 

 the most remarkable publication to appear in an ornithological journal 

 in the experience of the reviewer. It appears to be the contents of a field 

 notebook printed verbatim, and abounding in abbreviations of the most 

 remarkable sort, marginal dashes, and sentences that have absolutely 

 escaped the editing of either author or editor. 



As an example we may quote the following under the Shore-Lark which 

 is called " Eremophila alpestris (f atlas Whit.): 



Coll. 8 <? ad., 4 9 ad. 23.5 to 10.7; J> ad. + 9 ad. +N., 2e. 2d. 9.6; 

 1 juv. ab. 12.6 ? R. com. Plat. Almost certainly atlas (a specn. sent to 

 Sicily to compare with type). 



N. of 9.6 prob. second laying. My first acq. with Plateau, 23.5; shot 9 

 carrying "stonefly," obv. to young. From bare breast, think 6* shares 

 incub.," etc. 



Even with a page of explanations of abbreviations, life is too short to 

 take the time to decipher such records! 



Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. No. CCXLV. 

 December 8, 1919. 



A large number of new forms are described in this issue. Dr. Hartert 

 proposes Ammoperdix heyi nicolli (p. 4), Wadi Hof, Egypt; Mr. D. A. 

 Bannerman shows that the two names, Lampribis cupreipennis and L. 

 olivacea, refer to the same species and proposes for the Prince's Island 

 (Gulf of Guinea) bird L. rothschildi (p. 6); he also names Cercococcyx 

 mechowi wellsi (p. 7), from Cameroon, and Sarothrura somereni (p. 8), 

 from British East Africa. Messrs. Robinson and Kloss present descrip- 

 tions of ten new Malay birds and Dr. V. G. van Someren nineteen from 

 Africa. Mr. Stuart Baker describes Galloperdix spadicea stewarti (p. 18), 

 Travancore. Capt. Lynes describes Sitta europaea atlas and Erithacus 

 rubecula atlas (p. 32), from Morocco but his descriptions are very meager 

 and no types are indicated. W. L. Sclater presents descriptions of Spi- 

 zaetus nipalensis fokiensis (p. 37), Fokien, China; Spilornis cheela ricketli 

 (p. 37), Fokien; S. c. kinabaluensis (p. 37), Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo; S. c. 

 palawanensis (p. 38). Palawan and Pemis celebensis sieerei (p. 41), 

 Negros, Philippines. C. Chubb describes Legatus albicollis successor 

 (p. 43), British Guiana, and L. variegatus nevagans (p. 43), Panama, but 

 gives no data for his types. G. M. Mathews contributes descriptions 

 of two new Australian races. 



Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. No. CCXLVI. 

 December 31, 1919. 



Stephenson Clarke describes five new birds from Somaliland, including 

 a new genus Warsanglia (p. 48), apparently related to Pseudacanthis 

 from Yemen, and widely different from any known African bird. But 

 one specimen is known which becomes the type of W. johannis (p. 48). 

 J. D. La Touche presents descriptions of four new forms from Hupeh, and 



