Recently published Ornithological Works. 613 



perhaps they may be pardoned in conclusion for expressing 

 their feeling that ' The Emu ' is at present being conducted 

 on somewhat too popular lines. 



116. Figgins on the Food-birds of the Eskimos. 



[Some Food-birds of the Eskimos of North-west Greenland. By J. 1). 

 Figgins. Abstr. Proc. Linn. Soc. New York, Nos. 13, 14, pp. G1-G5.] 



The author shews that the Eskimos of North Greenland 

 use the flesh of birds for food in very large quantities. 

 "Whenever there is a shortage of Seals and Walruses, which 

 often occurs, the natives, who are purely carnivorous, depend 

 almost entirely on birds. The species usually utilized are 

 the Dovekie (Alca alle), Briinnieh's Murre (Uria lomvia), 

 and the Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), but Puffins and Eider 

 Ducks are also much prized. Mr. Figgins describes in an 

 interesting manner the various modes in which the natives 

 catch the birds. 



117. Finsch on the Honey-guides. 



[Zur Catalogisirung der ornithologischen Abtheilung. Von Dr. O. 

 Finsch. X. Indicatoridee. Notes Leyden Mns. xxiii. pp. 1G2-179.] 



The tenth of Dr. Finsch's series of notes on the birds 

 of the Leyden Museum is devoted to the Indicatoricke, 

 which are there represented by 26 examples referable to 

 8 species. Dr. Finsch reviews the whole of the described 

 forms, which consist of 16 species of Indicator, 1 of Meli- 

 gnomon, and 4 of Protodiscus. But, as will be seen by his 

 remarks, many of these supposed species are more or less 

 doubtful, and much has vet to be done before our knowledge 

 of this interesting group can be considered at all satisfactory. 



Indicator irillcucksi of Alexander, we may remark, has 

 now been more fully described and figured (see Ibis, 190.2, 

 p. 364, pi. viii.). 



118. Finsch on some new Hornbills. 



[1. Ueber einen neuen Nashornvogel der Gattung Penelopides. 

 Von Dr. 0. Finsch. Notes Leyden Mus. xxii. pp. 190 194. 



2. ITeber di>> Arten der Bucerotiden Gattung Ortholophus Grant. 

 Von Dr. 0. Finsch. Notes Leyden Mus. xxiii. pp. 195-205.] 



