118 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



B. O. C. xii. p. 28). Mr. Coburn, moreover, considers 

 the Meadow-Pipit of the island separable from Anthus 

 pratensis, as did Faber before him; but more important in 

 our eyes than these identifications are the reports of the 

 breeding of Hornemann's Redpoll and the American Wigeon, 

 coupled with the discovery of the exact nesting-place of the 

 Grey Lag Goose. 



10. Coburn on Anser gambeli. 



[On the Specific Validity of Anser gambeli (f Iartlaub) and its position 

 as a British Bird. Zool. 1902, pp. 337-351.] 



The author expresses his complete agreement with Mr. J. 

 H. Gurney's contention that Anser gambeli, A. albi.fr oris, 

 and A. erythropus are distinct species. He says that, in 

 addition to the fact that A. gambeli has a larger and heavier 

 bill and darker under parts than A. albifrons, it has also 

 a considerably longer neck. In the immature and breeding 

 stages the birds are much more easily distinguishable than 

 in that of winter, as will be seen from the descriptions given 

 in the article. All the specimens are from Ireland, and shew 

 changes of coloration independent of the moult. 



11. ' The Emu.' 



[The Emu, a Quarterly Magazine to popularize the Study and Protec- 

 tion of Native Birds. Vol. ii. pts. 1 & 2. July and October, 1902. 



Melbourne.] 



The official organ of the Australasian Ornithologists' 

 Union, edited by Messrs. A. J. Campbell and A. Kendall, 

 continues to make steady progress, and we have now before 

 us the two first numbers of the second volume. Capt. Hut- 

 ton, of Christchurch, N.Z., contributes a good paper on 

 Penguins; Mr. A. G. Campbell writes of the birds of 

 N.E. Victoria ; and Mr. R. Hall continues his notes on a 

 collection from the Fitzroy River in North-western Aus- 

 tralia, where many rare species are found. An enormous 

 nest-mound of the Mallee-bird (Lipoa ocellata) is described 

 and figured by Mr. Milligan. 



