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of European birds, and include the biological and oological portion of the 

 supplement to 'Naumann's Vogel Deutschlands.' In 1876 he published an 

 illustrated handbook of domestic fowls (' lUustrirte Handbuch der 

 Federviehzucht '),and in 1882 appeared his ' Hausgefliigel.' His last work, 

 'DasLebendes Kuckucks,' was published only about a year before his 

 death, in which work he gives the results of his many years' observations 

 on the European Cuckoo. An extended history of the life and works of 

 Dr. Baldamus is given in the September-October (1894) number of the 

 ' Ornithologishes Jahrbuch,' by Dr. Rudolf Blasius, together with a list 

 of his principal ornithological writings, numbering 160 titles. 



Mr. D. G. Elliot is engaged in the preparation of a work on ' North 

 American Shore-Birds,' to be published by Mr. Francis P. Harper of New 

 York. The work will include the Limicola;, or the Plovers and Shore- 

 birds of North America, with a full page illustration of each species, and 

 a short account of its life history. It will also include keys to families, 

 genera and species and a glossary of the terms used in description, being 

 intended as a popular handbook of this group of birds, so full of interest 

 to sportsmen and bird lovers. 



From Mr. P. L. Sclater's address as Chairman of the British Ornitholo- 

 gists' Club, at the opening of the 'third session' of the Club, we extract 

 the following interesting information respecting the forthcoming volumes 

 of the 'British Museum Catalogue of Birds.' He says : "From the last 

 Parliamentary Report of the British Museum we learn that Vol. XXIV of 

 this important work will contain the Waders, by Dr. Sharpe ; Vol. XXV 

 the Gulls and Petrels, by Mr. H. Saunders and Mr. Salvin; Vol. XXVI 

 the Divers, Pelicans, Cormorants, and Herons, by Dr. Sharpe; and Vol. 

 XXVII the Geese, Ducks, and the remainder of the Class of Birds, by 

 Count Salvadori. Thus, as these naturalists are all, I believe, busily 

 engaged on the compilation of their respective tasks, we maj' look forward 

 to the completion of this arduous undertaking within a definite period — 

 say, two or three years from the present time." Dr. Sclater suggests 

 that there be a final index volume, giving references not only to the 

 generic names, but to all of the specific names referred to in the twenty- 

 seven volumes of the work. He fui'ther suggests that an additional 

 volume be prepared " in which all the names of species described since 

 1874 (when the Catalogue was commenced), and not already recorded in 

 the different volumes," be enrolled, with references to each of them. We 

 trust both of these excellent suggestions will be carried out. 



We have before us two claimants for notice in the r61e of new natural 

 history journals, one of which is ' The Iowa Ornithologist, devoted to 

 Ornithology and Oology,' published for the Iowa Ornithological Associa- 

 tion. It is a quarterly magazine, the first number, bearing date October, 

 1894, consisting of 26 pages of very creditable matter. The proof-reading, 



