126" Recently published Ornithological Works. 



regions visited and on the distribution of the forms found 

 throughout his journey. 



24. Neumann on new African Birds. 



[Qeberneue und wenig bekannte ostafrikaniscbe Vogel. Von Oscar 

 Neumann. Ornithologische Monatsbericht, 1901, pp. 183-185. 



Diagnosen neuer Vogelarten aus Siid-Aetbiopien. Id. op. cit., Jan. 

 1902. 



Neue afrikanische Vogel. Id. op. cit., Sept. 1902.] 



In the first article the author discusses the differences 

 between Mesopicus spodocephalus Riipp. and M. rhodogaster 

 Fisch. & Reich., and describes as new Dendropicus nandensis 

 from Nandi, E. Africa, and Calamocichla jacksoni from 

 Entebbe, Uganda. 



In the second he gives diagnoses of Francolinus nigrosquu- 

 matus sp. n., Dendromus niger sp. n., D. permistus kaffensis 

 subsp. n., Amblyospiza cethiopica sp. n., Muscicapa reichenowi 

 sp. n., Chloropeta natalensis umbriniceps subsp. n., and 

 Zosterops kaffensis sp. n. 



In the third article Astur tachiro ny ansae is described as a 

 new subspecies from Victoria Nyanza, and Zosterops smithi 

 as a new species from Somali-land. 



25. Newton's 'Ootheca Wolleyana.' 



[Ootbeca Wolleyana : an Illustrated Catalogue of tbe Collection of 

 Birds' Eggs formed by tbe late John Wolley, Jim., M.A., F.Z.S. Edited 

 from the Original Notes by Alfred Newton. — Part II. Picariae — Passeres. 

 London : Porter, 1902.] 



Many of our readers will be as pleased as we were when 

 we heard that Professor Newton was engaged in finishing 

 the first volume of the ' Ootheca Wolleyana/ the former 

 portion of which was issued in 18(3-1, so that the volume is 

 now completed. 



In the first portion of the l Ootheca ' the Accipitres and 

 Striges were treated. In the second we have an account 

 of the eggs of the Picariae and Passeres in the Wolley 

 Collection. We have also, as aii introduction, a memoir of 

 Wolley, which will be read with interest by all ornith- 

 ologists. 



