Recently published Ornithological Works. 1G7 



complete, and a clearly drawn map is appended to the 

 volume. 



The following passage with reference to the Eider Duck 

 shows that in some districts at least well-arranged efforts to 

 preserve some of our more interesting birds may be rewarded 

 by success. Mr. E. S. Cameron, of Burgar House, writing 

 to the author concerning this bird, says : — 



" With regard to Eynhallow, the following facts speak for 

 themselves. Previous to my purchase of the island in 1884<, 

 I never saw more than two or three broods of young Eiders 

 about its shores, the first eggs laid there being invariably 

 taken by fishermen and others, 



" In 188 i I set to work to preserve the island strictly, and 

 engaged a man, James Wood, to reside there during the 

 nesting-season. In 1887 there were 200 Eider Ducks' 

 nests on Eynhallow, and the number of broods hatched out 

 was 190." 



5. Dubois on the Classification of Birds. 



[Revue des Derniers Systemes Ornithologiques et Nouvelle Classification 

 proposee pour les Oiseaux. Par le Dr. Alphonse Dubois. • Mem. Soc. 

 Zool. France, iv. p. 9C>.] 



Dr. Dvibois adheres rather to the old school, and objects to 

 basing the classification of birds mainly on anatomical cha- 

 racters. After reviewing the systems of Huxley, Sundevall, 

 Sclater, and Fiirbringer, lie promulgates his own, in which 

 Birds are divided into two Subclasses (after Sundevall), 

 Gymnopsedes and Ptilopsedes, and these Subclasses into 14 

 Orders — Psittaci, Passeres, Macrochires, Anisodactylse, Zygo- 

 dactylse, Columbse, Heteroclitaj, Gallinse, Accipitres, Hero- 

 diones, Grallatores, Palamedeae, Natatores, and Struthiones. 

 In the Natatores Dr. Dubois places the Anseres, Stegano- 

 podes, Gavise, Tubinares, Pygopodes, and Impennes ! 



6. Fiirbringer on recent Progress in Avian Anatomy. 



[II. Internationaler Ornithologischer Congress. 3 Section. Anatomic 

 der Vogel. Referat von [Max Fiirbringer.] 



In a large quarto pamphlet of 18 pages, Dr. Fiirbringei" 



