1^8 Recent Idterature. [jan. 



Hon Walter Rothschild discussed the relationship of various forms of 

 Cassowary. 



D. A. Bannerman described as new Saxicola dacotice murielce, AUegranza 

 Island, Acanthis cannabina harterti Lanzarote Island, Canary Islands. 

 H. H. Harington presented a revised key to the species of Turdinulus 

 describing as new T. brevicaudus venningi and T. epiUpidotus bakeri, from 

 the Southern Shan States, Burma. 



E. Stresemann called attention to variation in House Sparrows, the 

 English birds being slightly smaller than the Continental race. 



British Birds.i Vol. VII. No. 5. October 1, 1913. 



The Sequence of Plumages of the Rook. By H. F. Witherby (see p. 118) . 



British Birds. Vol. VII. No. 6. November 1, 1913. 



The Red-throated Diver in its Breeding haunts. By Miss E. L. Turner. 



— A valuable contribution to the Ufe history of this Loon with numerous 

 half-tones from photographs. 



Dr. L. Bureau's Work on the Partridge. By N. F. Ticehurst. — A review 

 of ' L'age des Perdix. II. La Perdix rouge,' an exhaustive study of 

 moult. 



Recovery of Marked Birds. 



The Avicultural Magazine.^ Vol. IV. No. 11. September, 1913. 



The Seed Snipe. By Hubert D. Astley. — Plate of Thinocorus rumi- 

 civorus and account of some Uve birds brought from Chili. 



Nesting of the White Wagtail, Motacilla alba. By W. E. Teschemaker. 



Nesting of Purple Sunbirds in Captivity. By E. J. Brook. 



Some of My Sunbirds. By Alfred Ezra. 



The Avicultural Magazine. Vol. IV. No. 12. October, 1913. 



Colored plate of Petrocincla cinchloryncha. 



Hunting Duck Eggs in the Marshes of Manitoba. By H. K. Job. 



Longevity in Captivity. By A. G. Butler. — One Red-billed Weaver 

 has lived in the author's aviary of over 18 years. 



A Prairie Chicken raised from captive laid Eggs. By John C Phillips. 



Bird Notes.3 Vol. IV. (n. s.) No. 8. August, 1913. 



Some Interesting Birds. By W. T. Page, illustrations by H. Willford. 



— Admirable photographs of the Lesser Black-backed Gull, continued in 

 Nos. 9 and 10 with illustrations of Terns and Cormorants. 



An Island on the River Jhelum, Punjab. By H. Whistler. — Describes 

 the nesting birds. 



Bird Notes. Vol. IV (n. s.) No. 9. September, 1913. 

 Memories of a Trip in Argentina. By Mary C Hawke. 

 Accounts of various birds in captivity in both numbers. 



» Edited by H. P. Witherby. Published by Witherby & Co.. 326 High Hol- 

 born, London. 



' Edited for the Avicultural Society by Hubert D. Astley. Published by West, 

 Newman & Co., 54 Hatton Garden, E. C, London. 



' Journal of the Foreign Bird Club. Edited by Wesley T. Page. Treasurer. 

 Sydney Williams Holland Lodge, Edmonton, London, N., England. 



