ooO Recent Literature. [April 



The Color Question. By an Old Australian Bird-Lover. — Experience 

 and pertinent suggestions as to the effect of food on color. 



The Avicultural Magazine. XI, No. 1. January, 1920. 



The Mantchurian Crane. By W. H. St. Quintin. 



The Emu. XIX, Part III. January, 1920. 



Notes on Sea Birds. By W. Macgillivray. — Observations from a troop 

 ship to and from England. 



Nesting of the White-rumped Swift (Cypselus pacificus). By H. L. 

 Cochrane. 



Material for a Study of the Megapodidae. By R. W. Shufeldt. Part 

 III. Addenda. — Treats of Megacephalon maleo with a colored plate of the 

 head and neck and half-tones of the eggs and skeleton. 



Annual Report of the R. A. 0. U. and of the Bunya Range Excursion. 

 By A. H. Chisholm; and a list of the birds observed by S. A. White and 

 J. B. Cleland. 



South Australian Ornithologist. IV, Part 4. October 1, 1919. 



The Weights of Some Australian Birds. By A. M. Morgan. — Birds 

 lose weight rather rapidly after death. Many weights of eggs and their 

 relation to the bird's weight are also given. 



Morning Bird Calls. By J. Sutton. Time of morning song during 

 August. 



Birds Recorded from the Early Days Up to the Present Time for the 

 Reed Beds District. By S. A. White. 



The Austral Avian Record. Ill, No. 7. December 3, 1919. 



Devoted entirely to biographical sketches, with portraits, of the three 

 Australian ornithologists, S. A. White, T. Carter, and W. D. K. Mac- 

 gillivray. All by Mr. Mathews. 



Revue Francaise d'Ornithologie. XI, No. 126-127. October- 

 November, 1919. [In French.] 



Inquiry on the Disappearance of the Sparrow. By A. Menegaux. 



The Distribution of the Penguins and Its Geological Interpretation. 

 By M. Boubier. 



Legends, Prejudices and Emblems Relating to Birds. By F. Cathelin. 

 (Continued in later numbers, to Part 130.) 



Revue Francaise d'Ornithologie. XI, No. 128. December, 1919. 



On the Protection of Birds in the Province of Quebec. By F. Gaguin. 



Revue Francaise d'Ornithologie. XII, No. 129. January, 1920. 



An Amateur Bird Guide for One Visiting Africa. By Dr. Millet- 

 Horsin. (Continued.) 



Observations on the Song of Birds in Winter. By J. Berlioz. 



Der Ornithologische Beobachter. XVII, No. 2. November, 1919. 

 [In French and German.] 



A Contribution to the Avifauna of Binntal (Wallis). By A. Hess. 

 (Continued in Nos. 3 and 4.) 



Ornithological Notes from the Region of the Bosphorus. By A. Mathey- 

 Dupraz. 



