Vo, 'i : 9i^ XVI ] Recent Literature. 313 



Wait, W. E. Rough Draft of Ceylon Pigeons and Game Birds. (Ibid.) 



Oberholser, H. C. Spizixidae, a new Family of Pycnonotine Passeri- 

 formes. (Jour. Washington Acad. Sciences, IX. January 4, 1919.) — 

 Spizixidse (p. 14) also Cophixus gen. nov. type Spizixus semitorquus (p. 15). 



Iverson, L. Moth. An Essay Comparing some Mammals and Birds 

 of North Central Europe with Related Species native in Northern United 

 States. (Trans. Utah Acad. Sci., 1, 1918.) — A rather unfortunate effort, 

 as the vernacular names used for American species sometimes leave one 

 in doubt as to what bird the author has in mind; the Coots of the two 

 countries are said to be quite differently colored! 



Anonymous. Protection of Insect-eating Birds in St. Vincent [West 

 Indies]. (The Agricultural News, XVIII, January, 1919.) 



Slonaker, J. R. A Physiological Study of the Anatomy of the Eye and 

 its Accessory Parts, of the English Sparrow (Passer domesticus) . (Jour, of 

 Morphology, XXXI, pp. 351^34, 1918.) ' 



Johnson, C. E. The Origin of the Ultimobranchial Body and its 

 Relation to the Fifth Pouch in Birds. (Ibid., pp. 583-592.) 



Robinson, Herbert C. Two Abnormal Specimens of Ducks in the Col- 

 lection of the Zoological Survey of India. (Records of the Indian Museum, 

 XV, pp. 41-48, 1918.) — Eunetta falcata X Chaulelasmus streperus; and 

 Anas boschas X Querquedula crecca. 



Philpott, Alfred. Notes on Certain Introduced Birds in South-land 

 (New Zealand). (The New Zealand Jour, of Sci., I, No. 6, 1918.) — 

 Twelve species of English birds have been introduced, - many of these 

 have increased and spread widely while others have not. 



White, S. A. Results of the South Australian Museum Expedition to 

 Strzelecki and Cooper Creeks. September and October, 1916. (Trans, and 

 Proc. Royal Soc. South Australia, XLI, pp. 441-466, 1917.) 



Van Sommeren, V. G. L. Pitta angolensis longipennis (Reichenow). 

 (Jour. East African-Uganda Nat. Hist. Soc. No. 18, pp. 279-280.) 



Lletget, Augusto Gil. Two New Passeres from the Collection of the 

 Pacific Expedition. (Bol. Real. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat., XVIII, No. 7-8, 

 pp. 340-341.) — Icterus xantholemus (p. 340), Ecuador, and Cercomacra 

 tyranina atrogularis (p. 341); the Icterus is not compared with other 

 forms. [In Spanish.] 



San Martin, Julio. On the Turkey Vulture. (Mem. Soc. Cubana, 

 Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey, II, pp. 29-38.) 1916. [In Spanish.] 



Sanches, y Roig, Mario. The Naturalist William S. MacLeay. (Ibid., 

 pp. 73-78.). [In Spanish] 



Ramsden, C. T. Life and Zoological Explorations of Dr. Juan Gund- 

 lach in Cuba. (Ibid., Ill, pp. 146-168.) [In Spanish.] 



Ramsden, C. T. The Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura). Results of 

 Experiments Concerning the Transmission of Disease through their Diges- 

 tive Organs (Ibid, pp. 174-178) [In Spanish.] 



Rodrigues y Toralbas, Victor J. A New Species for the Ornis of 



