^"^'mf'^^] Recent Literature. 427 



Mr. Ogilvie Grant exhibited an abnormally marked Widgeon {Mareca 

 penelope) and discussed the plumage of this and M. americana. 



British Birds. Vol. VII. No. 10. March 2, 1914. 



The Courtship of the Common Gull [Larus c. canus]. By Maud D. 

 Haviland. 



Notes on the Birds of Wiltshire. By G. B. Hony. 



Summary of records of Waxwings during the incursion of last winter 

 (1913-14). 



British Birds. Vol. VII. No. 11. April 1, 1914. 



A Student of Gulls. — Review of ' Life and Natural History Notes of 

 Ewen Kennedy,' with plates from paintings and photographs of the Greater 

 and Lesser Black-backed Gulls. 



On the Crossing of the Bill of the Crossbill. By Miller Christy.— There 

 seem to be as many, " dextral " as " sinistral " bills but much variation in 

 the extent of the crossing. The crossing is confined to the horny sheaths 

 alone, the bony structure showing no sign of torsion. 



British Birds. Vol. VII. No. 12. May 1, 1914. 



Snipe and Redshank nesting in Sussex. By Col. H. W. Feilden. 



Recovery of Marked Birds. 



The Avicultural Magazine. Vol. V. No. 5. March, 1914. 



Green-winged Doves. By Miss R. Alderson. — With color plate of 

 Chalcophaps chrysochlora. 



Notes on some Conures of the Euops group. By Hon. W. Rothschild. — 

 A new form from unknown locality sold alive as " C. gundlachi." 



Notes on Tame Serpent Eagles, Spilornis cheela. By E. C. Stuart 

 Baker. 



Aviculture at the Amsterdam Zoological Gardens. By Graham Renshaw. 



The Avicultural Magazine. Vol. V. No. 6. April, 1914. 



Egg-laying and Nesting Experiences. By Dr. A. G. Butler. 



Aviculture in Paraguay. By Lord Brabourne. — An interesting account 

 of some of the birds of this section of South America. 



The Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus strepcrus. By H. D. Astley. — With 

 excellent photographs of birds and nest. 



The Avicultural Magazine. Vol. V. No. 7. May, 1914. 



Some Hints on Parrot-keeping. By The Marquis of Tavistock. 



Bird Notes. Vol. V. No. 3. March, 1914. 



Some Punjab River Birds. By H. Whistler. 



The Birds of Buena Vista Lake, Southern CaUfornia. By Wm. S. 

 Baily (concluded from February number). — CaUfornia ornithologists will 

 find some startling records in this paper, such as Black-winged Stilt ( Himan- 

 topus candidus) and Black-headed Gulls identical with those of England, 

 etc.! 



Bu-ds of the Jhelum District. By H. Whistler (continued in April 

 number). 



The Emu. Vol. XIII. Part 4. April, 1914. 



Field Notes on the Spotless Crake {Porzana immaculata) . By Miss J. A. 

 Fletcher. — Illustrated. 



