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A Flight of Pine Grosbeaks [in N. W. Pennsylvania]. By R. B. Simpson. 

 The Ibis. X Series. Vol. II. No. 2. April, 1914. 

 Some Notes on the Habits and Distribution of Paradoxornis heudei 

 David. By Capt. Hubert Lynes. — An interesting account of this curious 

 denizen of the " reed-forests " of the Yangtze Kiang, China. Mr. Pycraft 

 is engaged in studying the relationship of the genus from spirit specimens 

 secured by Capt. Lynes. 



Notes on Birds observed in the Bermuda Islands during the Winter of 

 1912-1913. By John N. Kennedy. — Annotated list of 23 species among 

 which is Numenius borealis, one specimen observed January 20, 1913. 



Notes on a Collection of Birds from Sierra Leone. By Major H. J. 

 Kelsall. — An extensive annotated hst. 



An Ornithological Expedition to the Eastern Canary Islands, II. By 

 David A. Bannerman. — A very fully annotated list and discussion of the 

 relationship of the peculiar subspecies. 



Description of a strange New Zealand Wood-Hen. By Gregory M. 

 Mathews and Tom Iredale. — Gallirallus townsoni sp. nov. (p. 293), West- 

 port, S. Island, with colored plate. 



The Moults and Plumages of the Common Moorhen. By C. H. B. 

 Grant. — This Rail moults all the primaries at once as do the ducks and coot. 



Remarks on the Geographical Distribution of the Chiff-chaflf and Willow 

 Warbler. By Capt. H. Lynes. 



Size in the Avian Order Tubinares. By J. T. Nichols. — Great range in 

 size thought to be due to intra-ordinal competition. 



A Flock of Tubinares. By Robt. C. Murphy. — Nine species seen in one 

 photograph. 



Obituaries of Major Barrett Hamilton and Dr. Giinther. 



Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. CXCV. February 

 27, 1914. 



Dr. Ticehurst discussed the several races of the Dunlin and their rela- 

 tionship and the difference between females of the Common and Barrow's 

 Golden-eye. 



Mr. Rothschild and Dr. Hartert described the following new birds from 

 the Admiralty Islands, north of German New Guinea. Ninox meeki 

 (p. 105), Ceyx dispar, Pitta superba (p. 106), Micropsilia meeki, Graucalus 

 papuensis ingens (p. 107), Edolisoma amboinense admiralitatis, Zosterops 

 admiralitatis (p. 108), Rhipichira setosa niveiventris (p. 109) and from Rook 

 . Island west of New Britain Edolisoma a. rooki (p. 107). 



Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. CXCVI. March 31, 

 1914. 



Account of the annual dinner of the Club and the B. O. U. with descrip- 

 tions of the lantern slide exhibitions. 



Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. No. CXCVII. 

 April, 18, 1914. 



Mr. E. C. Stuart Baker describes as new Pomatorhinus haringtoni (p. 

 124) from Darjeeling, India, and exhibited a chick of the very rare Eared 

 Pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani). 



