Vol. XI n Recent Litcntture. i6q 



Bonasa timbellus fiisca (Ord) Coues vs. B. u. sabini (Dougl.). 

 Cf. CouES, Lewis and Clark's Exped. ed. 1893, III, 872. 



It is held that the proposed change is not in accordance with 

 Canons XLIII and XLIV of the A. O. U. Code. 



VI. ACTION DEFERRED. 



Icterus gularis yucatanensis Berlepsch. Cf. Auk, XI, Jan. 

 1894, 51. Final action was again postponed. 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



Newton's ' Dictionary of Birds.' Part III.' — Part IIP of this admir- 

 able work includes, besides the minor articles to be expected in such a 

 connection, others of considerable length and unusual importance, as 

 naturally follows from their authoritative authorship. Among such may 

 be especially mentioned Moa (concluded from Part II) and Odoutoniithes, 

 by Mr. Lydekker; Monstrosities, Muscular System, Nervous System, &nd 

 Pterylosis, bv Dr. Gadow ; Moor-hen, Moult, Nidification, Nightjar, Owl, 

 Parrot, Partridge, etc., by Professor Newton. Everywhere throughout 

 the work Professor Newton has enriched his pages with much curious 

 historic and philological information of great interest to every intelligent 

 reader. His views regarding nomenclature, the status and relationship 

 of groups, and kindred general questions, are conservative and based on 

 full knowledge of what has been said by previous authorities. He is 

 strenuouslv opposed to the admission of either genera or species based on 

 slight differences, with a tendency perhaps to underrate the fine dis- 

 tinctions commonlv made by the writers of the ' new school.' Dr. Gadow 



> A I Dictionary of Birds | By | Alfred Newton | Assisted by | Hans Gadow 

 I With Contributions from | Richard Lydekker, B. A., F. R. S., Charles S. 

 Roy, M. A., F. R. S. | and | Robert W. Shufeldt, M. D. (late United States 

 Army) | Part lit (Moa-Sheathbill) | London \ Adam and Charles Black | 

 1894. 8vo., pp. 577-832- 



« For notices of Parts I and II, see antea. Vol. X, pp. 357-360. and Vol. XI, 

 pp. 56-60. 



