° 'i9i9 J Recent Literature. 615 



Down Mario Way. By Dr. Brooks Nichols and others. 



The Birds of the Pilliga Scrub, New South Wales. By J. B. Cleland. 



Six Months' Record of a Pair of Mallee-Fowls. By J. A. Ross. — A 

 valuable record. 



Report on Investigations in Regard to the Spread of Prickly Pear by the 

 Scrub Turkey. By G. B. Brookes. — The results of the investigation showed 

 that the bird was not an active agent in spreading the plant. 



The Emu. XIX, Part I. July, 1919. 



Notes on Birds Observed in the Upper Clarence River District, N. S. W., 

 Sept. -Dec, 1918. By J. Ramsey. 



Material for a Study of the Megapodidee. By R, W. Shufeldt.— A 

 review of the literature and a list of specimens in the U. S. National Mus- 

 eum arranged according to Ogilvie-Grant (British Museum Catalogue, 

 Vol. XXII). Numerous illustrations from photographs of skins and 

 mounted specimens. 



The Black-throated Honey-eater (Melithreptus gularis). By P. A. Gil- 

 bert. 



Bird Notes from Mackay, Queensland. By W. G. and R. C. Harvey. — 

 With remarkably fine illustrations from photographs of wild birds. 



An Ornithologist with the A. I. F. in Egypt and Palestine. By F. L. 

 Berney. 



A Dipterous Parasite on Nestling Birds. By P. A. Gilbert. 



The Changes in Colour of the Bill of the Black Moor-Hen. By W. B. 

 Alexander. 



Revue Francaise d'Ornithologie. XI, No. 119. March 7, 1919. 

 [In French.] 



Notes on the Common Cormorant of Sfax. By P. Bede. 



Revue Francaise d'Ornithologie. XI, No. 120. April 7, 1919. 



On the Mechanical Balance between the Comparative Length of the 

 Wing and Tarsi in Birds. By M. Boubier. 



Critical Notes on the Hummingbirds. By M. E. Simon. — Fifteen new 

 genera are proposed. 



Revue Francaise d'Ornithologie. XI, No. 121. May 7, 1919. 



Inquiry into the Disappearance of the Sparrow in the South. By A. 

 Menegaux. 



L'Ornithologiste (Organ of the Swiss Society for the Study and Pro- 

 tection of Birds.) [In German.] XVI, Nos. 1-10, October, 1918-July, 

 1919. 



Contains articles on local bird life with an Analysis of the Song of the 

 Creeper. By H. Stadler and C. Schmitt, in No. 4. 



El Hornero. I, No. 3. December, 1918. [In Spanish.] 



The Lariformes of the Republic of Argentina. By R. Dabbene. — 

 Reviews the Terns. 



Biological Notes on the Birds of North-eastern Argentina. By Luis 

 Dinelli. (Continued.) 



List of the Birds of Mendocina. By Renato Sanzin. 



