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these or in the discussions on their relationship we note the following new 

 forms proposed: Pachycephala orpheus wetter ensis, Wetter Isl.; Philemon 

 timoriensis pallidiceps, Wetter Isl.; Halcyon australasia tringorum, Roma 

 Isl.; Trichoglossus hcematodus flavotectus, Wetter and Roma; Falco longi- 

 pennis hanieli Bonleo, West Timor. The plate illustrates Dicceum hanieli 

 and Plancsticus fumidus schlegelii. — W. S. 



Elms' ' A Pocket-Book of British Birds ' ^ and other ' Handbooks.' 



— This little volume, trulj' a ' pocket edition,' contains more information 

 on British birds in a compact form than any book with which we are ac- 

 quainted and would seem to be just the thing for American bird students 

 who visit England and desire to become acquainted with some of the native 

 birds. The information is arranged under clearly indicated headings: 

 haunts, observation, plumage, language, habits, food, nest site, materials, 

 eggs, etc. Messrs. West Newman & Co. have also published a somewhat 

 similar though far less complete book on ' Famihar Indian Birds' ^ by Gordon 

 Dalgliesh and a larger work on ' Practical Bird-keeping ' ' consisting of 

 reprinted articles from the Avicultural Magazine of 1911-12. This work 

 brings under one cover a vast amount of data concerning the breeding 

 and keeping of wild birds of all sorts, a pastime more widely practiced in 

 England than in America but with many devotees on both sides of the 

 Atlantic— W. S. 



Miss Keezel's ' Bird Study Note Book.' ^ — This is a copy book, six 

 and a quarter by eight and a quarter inches, with columns for recording the 

 name, date of arrival, coloration, etc., of each species of bird observed. 

 It will doubtless be helpful to teachers conducting a children's bird class, 

 although many of them will doubtless prefer to use perfectly blank books 

 and rule them according to their own ideas. — W. S. 



Shufeldt, on Extinct Ostrich Birds of the United States. * — A dis- 

 cussion of the relationships of the fossil avian genus Diatryma, with numer- 

 ous quotations form various authorities. The author regards the genus as 

 more nearly related to Struthio than to the Gastornithidae where it has 

 been placed by some writers. — W. S. 



> A Pocket-Book of British Birds. By E. F. M. Elms. London. 1906. West, 

 Newman & Co., 54 Hatton Garden. Small 8vo. pp. 1-150. 1906. 2g. 6d. 



' Familiar Indian Birds. By Gordon Dalgliesh. 8vo. pp. 1-90. "West,. 

 Newman & Co. London. 1909. 



> Practical Bird-Keeping. Edited by J. Lewis Bonhote. West, Newman ft 

 Co. London. 1913. 



* Bird Study Note Book for Intermediate and Grammar School Grades. By 

 Clara Cozad Keezel. Single copies. 27 cents, postpaid. Discount for Quantities. 

 Garnet, Kansas. 



5 Extinct Ostrich Birds of the United States. By Dr. R. W. Shufeldt. Aquila,. 

 1913, pp. 411-422, pll. 1-V. (In Hungarian and English). 



