''■jgie J Recent Likrature. 445 



bamba, Bolivia; CapUo dayi (p. 394), Rio Madeira; Crocomorphus flavus 

 inornata (p. 395), Santarem, Brazil, and Formicivora rufa chapmani (p. 

 396), Altar do Chao, Brazil.— W. S. 



Cory on New South American Birds.' — Further study of the collec- 

 tions of the several South American expeditions of the Field Museum 

 has brought to light 26 apparently new forms which are described and 

 named by Mr. Cory in the pamphlet before us. They were obtained 

 mainly in Brazil and Peru by Messrs. Osgood, Anderson and Becker but 

 Pachyrhampkus niger iobagensis (p. 343) is described from Tobago, Cisto- 

 thorus platensis tamos (p. 344) from Paramo de Tama, Ven., and Corypho- 

 spingus pileatus hrevicuudus (p. 345) from Margarita Island. — W. S. 



Riley on New Ralliformes.- — 'Slv. Riley describes as new two birds 

 from the collection of the U. S. National Museum; one a Coot from Gren- 

 ada, Fulica americana grenadensis (p. 103), the other a small Rail, Cre- 

 dscvs miirivagus (p. 104), fi'om Lima, Peru. — W. S. 



Mathews' ' Birds of Australia.' ^ — The present parts of Mr. Mathews' 

 work conclude the Hawks and the Owls. Much controversial discussion 

 on nomenclature and the recognition of races is presented, and the follow- 

 ing new forms are proposed, viz.: (Part III) leracidea herigora tasmanica 

 (p. 276); /. b. kempi a;id centralia (p. 277) and Spiloglaux novoeseelandice 

 everardi (p. 332); as well as a new genus Berneyornis (p. 305) for H. 

 aihene strenua Gould. Part IV contains an elaborate discussion of the 

 Australian and other Barn Owls and Megastrix tenebricosa perconfusa 

 (p. 40S), British New Guinea, is described as new. — W. S. 



Buturlin's Review of the Nuthatches.^ — In his studies of this family 

 extending over ten years Mr. Buturlin comes to the conclusion that it is 

 not so homogeneous as generally supposed and proceeds to separate it 

 into three subfamilies, DaphcenosittincE, comprising Daphivnosilta and 

 Neositta; Cyanosittince comprising Poecilositta gen. nov. (p. 149) for Den- 

 drophila Sw. preoccupied and Cyanositta gen. nov. (p. 149) type Dendro- 

 phila coraUipes Sharpe; and Sittince, comprising Callisitta, Arctositta gen. 

 nov. (p. 151), type Sitta arctica But., Sitta, Mesositta gen. nov. (p. 152), 

 type S. himalayensis Jard. & Selby, and Rupisitta. 



1 Descriptions of Apparently New South American Birds, with Notes on Some Little 

 Known Species. Field Museum of Natural History, Publication 190, Ornith. Series. 

 Vol. I, No. 10. August 30, 191i3. pp. 337-346. 



- Two new Ralliforraes from Tropical America. By J. H. Riley. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 

 XXIX, pp. 103-104, June 6, 1916. 



3 The Birds of Australia. By Gregory M. Mathews. Vol. V, Part III, pp. 249-3.52. 

 May 27, 1916, Part IV. pp. 353-439, August 30, 1916. 



* A Short Review of Nuthatches (Fam. Sittidae). By S. A. Buturlin, Travaux de la Soc. 

 Imp. Nat. Petrograd, XLIV, livr. 2, pp. 145-173. 1916. 



