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madeayii cceruleus subsp. n. by Edwin Ashby; and several notes. We 

 congratulate the Editors of the new journal upon the appearance of the first 

 issue and hope it may have a successful career. — W. S. 



Mullens' 'Guide to Selborne.' ' — This little brochure intended 

 originally for the anniversary trip of the British Ornithologists' Club is 

 admirably adapted for the use of any visitor to the historic residence of 

 Gilbert White. The points of interest are mentioned and described just as 

 the visitor would approach them, and one who is famiUar with the ' Natural 

 History of Selborne ' gets a much clearer idea of the relative position of the 

 various buildings, trees, etc., by reading this guide even if he be not fortunate 

 enough to be a visitor. The appended synopsis of Gilbert White's life is 

 an interesting biography and an accurate character sketch of the naturalist. 



In this connection we might call attention to another dehghtful contribu- 

 tion to the same subject which although published some years ago may not 

 be famihar to the readers of ' The Auk', this is 'A Selborne Pilgrimage,' by 

 Dr. Cornelius Weygandt, an associate of the American Ornithologists' 

 Union, which appeared in ' The Atlantic Monthly ' for August, 1905. — W. S. 



Sarasin on the Birds of New Caledonia.- — The first part of the zool- 

 ogy of Sarasin and Roux's ' Nova Caledonia ' consists of the account of the 

 birds of New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands by Dr. Fritz Sarasin. 

 Eighty-seven species are listed, together with several subspecies, and a 

 comparative list of the birds of the two island groups is added as well as a 

 hst of nine species from the New Hebrides and a good bibliography of 84 

 titles. 



In the main list the following are described as new: Pseudogerygone 

 flavilateralis lifuensis, Lifou; P. rouxi, Ouvea; Myiagra caledonica uveaensis, 

 Ouvea; M. c. mareensis, Mare; Diaphoropterus ncevius simillimus, all three 

 Loyalty Isls.; Zosterops lateralis nigrescens, Mare and Ouvea; Merula 

 mareensis larochensis, Mare; Aplonis atronitens minor, Lifou and Ouvea; 

 Columba hypcenochroa uveaensis, Ouvea; Porphyria calvus caledonicus, 

 New Caledonia. 



As imported birds are listed, Acridotheres tristis, Estrilda aslrilda and 

 Passer domesticus. Three plates illustrate this important paper. — W. S. 



Hellmayr on the Avifauna of Timor.^ — This excellent paper covers 

 all the birds known from the island which comprise 140 species. Among 



> Guide to Selborne and Synopsis of the Life of Gilbert White. By W. H. Mul- 

 lens. Bull, of the British Ornithologists' Club, CXC. pp. 1-27. Witherby & Co. 

 1913. Price 2s. 6d. net. 



2 Die Vogel Neu-Caledoniens und der Loyalty-Inseln. von Dr. Fritz Sarasin. 

 Nova Caledonia, Zoologie, Band I, Heft I. Mit 3 Tafeln in Litliographie und 

 6 Abbildungen im Text. Wiesbaden. C. W. Kreidels. Verlag. 1913. 



'Zoologie von Timor. Ergebnisse der unter Leitung von Joh: Wanner Im 

 Jahre. 1911 ausgefuhrten Timor-Expedition Herausgegeben von C. B. Haniel 

 I Lieferung. Die Avifauna von Timor von C. E. Hellmayr. Mit einer Far- 

 bentafel. January 10, 1914. 4°. pp. 1-112. 



