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123. Hartert and Hellmayr on the Genus Masius. 



[Ueber die Pipriden-Gattung Masius Bp. Von Ernst Hartert und 

 Carl Hellmayr. Ornithol. Monateb. 1903, pp. 33-35.] 



Two species of this genus of pretty little Piprine birds are 

 usually recognised — Masius chrysopterus from Colombia, 

 and M. coromdatus from Ecuador. The authors now propose 

 to divide the latter into two subspecies — M. chrysopterus 

 coromdatus from Western Ecuador, and M. chrysopterus 

 hell us, subsp. nova, from Antioquia. There are some grounds 

 for such a proceeding (as has been already pointed out) , though 

 they are slight. But we are quite unable to understand why 

 it is proposed to degrade M. chrysopterus, which the authors 

 themselves acknowledge to be quite distinct from both of 

 the others, to the rank of a subspecies. 



124. Harvie-Broivn on the Birds of the Hebrides. 



[On the Avifauna of the Outer Hebrides, 1888-1902. By J. A. 

 Ilarvie-Browu. Reprinted from Annals of Scot. Nat. Hist. 1902-1903.] 



We are always glad to receive papers which keep us in. 

 touch with the changes that are taking place, or the new 

 discoveries that are made, iu the Avifauna of any district, 

 and to British ornithologists the islands of Scotland 

 invariably provide matter of much interest from time to 

 time. Mr. Harvie-Brown here gives all the information 

 that he has been able to gather, since 1888, as to the birds 

 of the Outer Hebrides, full details being thus added to the 

 shorter record already published in our pages (' Ibis/ 1902, 

 pp. 275-278). In the two papers we have a most satisfactory 

 account of the Avifauna up to date, and we hope that similar 

 articles on other areas of Scotland will appear in the ' Annals ' 

 before long. 



125. Hose on the Birds of Northern Celebes. 



[List of Birds collected in Northern Celebes. By Charles Hose, 

 D.Sc, Resident in the Baram District, Sarawak. Ornis, xii. p. 7T 

 (1902-03).] 



Dr. Hose made an excursion to Northern Celebes in 



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