312 Recent Literature. LApril 



Researches on the Group of Saxicola aurita and S. stapazina. By M. 

 Bede (concluded in the next number). 



Study of a Collection of Birds made by M. E. Wagner in the Provence of 

 Misiones, Argentina. By A. Menegaux (continued in the next number). 



Revue Franchise d'Ornithologie. X., No. 115. November 7, 1918. 



Two Character Indices and Differentials of the Passeres, Waders and 

 Gallinaceous Birds. By Maurice Boubier. — Comparisons of the relative 

 length of the first and middle digits, and between the length and breadth 

 of the bill. 



The December number consists of an index to the volume. 



Ornithological Articles in Other Journals. 



Oberholser, H. C. Description of a New Iole from the Anumba Islands. 

 (Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington XXXI, December 30, 1918. — /. olivacea crypta 

 (p. 197). 



Oberholser, H. C. Status of the Genus Orchilus. Cabanis. (Ibid.) — 

 Nothorchilus, gen. nov. (p. 204) type Platyrhynchus auricalaris Vieill. 



Hartert, Ernst. Notes on Starlings. (Novitates Zool., XXV, No. 2, 

 November, 1918.) — A review of the races of Sturmus vulgaris, of which 19 

 are recognized, S. v. zetlandicus (p. 329) North Yell, Shetland Isls., is 

 described as new. 



Hartert, Ernst and Goodson, A. T. Notes on Pigeons. (Ibid.). — 

 Revisions of various species. The following new forms are proposed: 

 Ptilinopus rivolii buruanus (p. 347), Buru; Treron calva poensis (p. 350), 

 Fernando Po; T. c. brevicera (p. 353), Moschi, E. Africa; T. c. sejuncta 

 (p. 353), Portuguese Guinea; T. curvirostra hainana (p. 356), Hainan; 

 Geopelia maugeus audacis (p. 35S) Tenimber. 



Hartert, Ernst. Some Nomenclatorial Notes. (Ibid.).— Reference to 

 Navas' ' Ornithologia de Arag6n (1907) ' and new names proposed therein. 

 Also the following changes. Corvus affinis Rupp. becomes C. brachyrhyn- 

 chos Brehm; Oriolus melanocephalus L. 1766 becomes 0. luteolus (L.) 

 1758; Muscicapa grisola (L.) becomes M. striata (Pall.); Carpophaga 

 becomes Muscadivora Schl., Muscidivores Gray being rejected. There is 

 finally a strong protest against changing names on the basis of one letter 

 (or other slight) difference. 



Hartert, Ernst. A New Race of Long-tailed Titmouse. (Ibid.). — 

 Pyrenees form described but not named (see antea p. 310). 



Hartert, Ernst. Garrulus bispecularis and its allies with List of all 

 Forms of Garrulus. (Ibid.) — G. b. persaturatus (p. 430) Khasia Hills, 

 G. b. interstinctus Darjiling. 



Hartert, Ernst. Further Notes on Pigeons. (Ibid.) — Phlegcenas 

 crinigera basilanica (p. 434), Basilan; P. c. leytensis (p. 434), Leyte. 



Wait, W. E. Notes on Ceylon Water Birds. Part II. (Spolia Zey- 

 lanica, X, Part 39.) October, 1917. 



