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discussed and the following proposed as new Streptopelia senegalensis 

 phoenicophila (p. 82) "south of the Atlas in Algeria, Tunisia and Mar- 

 occo," — no type mentioned! S. chinensis vacillans (p. 83), Mengtsze, 

 Yunnan, Columba leuconota gradaria (p. 85), Sungpan, China; C. junonice 

 (p. 86) for the Canary Pigeon C. laurivora auct. Under 'Notes on Glar- 

 eola ' the nomenclature of several forms is considered. He also discusses 

 the 'Occurrence of Erolia bairdii in South-west Africa'; 'The Correct 

 Name of the 'Long-toed Stint' — which proves to be submimda; 'On 

 the Forms of Burhinus oedicnemus ' — B. o. astutus (p. 93), Fao, Persian 

 Gulf, n. sp ; 'On the Birds Figured in the Atlas to Krusenstern's Voyage 

 Round the World ' and ' Errors in Quotations ' — 20 errors among a 

 portion of the Palaearctic waders in the British Museum 'Catalogue of 

 Birds'! — W.S. 



White on the Birds of Interior South Australia.'— Capt. S. A. 

 White accompanied a government expedition to the ]Musgi'ove Ranges of 

 the little knowTi northwestern South Australia, being in the field June 17 to 

 September 3, 1914. In the report of the scientific results of the trip which 

 is before us Capt. White has contributed the narrative and the accounts 

 of the aborigines and the birds. Eight other sections by specialists treat 

 of the other collections obtained. The account of the journey by camels 

 through this desert country is extremely interesting and the constant allu- 

 sions to birds give one a vivid picture of the habitats and habits of many 

 species. The annotated list of 93 species gives further details of distribu- 

 tion and relationships. Among them the following are described as new. 



Barnardius zonarius myrtoe (p. 745), Horshoe Bend, Finke River, Central 

 Australia; Smicrornis brevirostris mathewsi (p. 749), Wantapella Swamp; 

 Lewinornis rufiventris viaudece (p. 749), Officer Creek, Everard Range. — 

 W. S. 



Life of Tegetmeier.- — A biography of the late W. B. Tegetmeier by 

 E. W. Richardson has lately been published by Witherby & Co. Mr. 

 Tegetmeier was best known as the ' Father of Pigeon Fanciers ' in England 

 and as an authority on the rearing of poultry and on V>ee keeping. He was 

 a close associate and collaborator of Darwin and a member of the British 

 Ornithologists' Union, while for fifty years he was a writer on the London 

 ' Field.' His long and active life of ninety-six years brought him in contact 

 with many men of prominence, both in scientific and other circles and his 

 biography is consequently of unusual interest. — Wv S. 



Recent Publications on Bird and Game Protection, — The most 

 important of the recent publications of this sort is the second set of ' Pro- 



1 Scientific Notes on an Expedition into the Northwestern Regions of South Australia. 

 Trans. Roy. Soc. of South Australia. Vol. XXXIX, 1915, pp. 707-842, plates XLIV-LXX. 



2 A Veteran Naturalist, Being the Life and Work of W. B. Tegetmeier. By E. W. Rich- 

 ardson. Witherby & Co., 326 High Holborn. London. 191G. pp. i-xxiv + 1-232. 

 A^umerous illustrations. Price 10s. net. 



