Recently published Ornithological Works. 455 



much as he has also studied the genus Lagopus in Iceland 

 and Scandinavia, we shall be glad to know his views re- 

 specting the species or races of Ptarmigan found in Spits- 

 bergen and Novaya Zemlya. We heartily recommend his 

 book, and our only regret is that its costliness must neces- 

 sarily restrict the Avide circulation which it so well deserves. 



77. North on the Breeding of Plotus. 



[Note on the Nidification of Plotiis novce-liollandicE, Gould, the New- 

 Holland Snake-bird or Darter. By A. J. North. Records Australian 

 Mus. vol. i. p. 147.] 



Plotus nov(e-hollandi(B builds on trees standing in the 

 water. The eggs are bluish white, Avith calcareous covering. 

 The specimens were procured at Lake Buloki, Victoria. 



78. North on the Nesting of Edoliosoma tenuirostre. 



[Note on the Nidification of Edoliosoma tenuirostre. By A. J. North. 

 Records Australian Mus. vol. i. p. 177.] 



This bird builds on trees, at about 40 feet from the ground. 

 The e^^ is bluish grey, spotted and dotted uniformly with 

 umber and slaty brown. The example described was obtained 

 in Northern Queensland. 



79. North on the Nesting of Turnix melanotus. 



[Note upon the Nidification of Turnix melanotus, Gould : Small Black- 

 spotted Turuix. By A. J. North. Records Australian Mus. vol. i. 

 p. 195.] 



Like other members of the genus, this Hemipode builds on 

 the ground a scanty nest in a hollow, and lays four eggs, 

 which are of a greyish white, obscured by minute freckles of 

 pale brown and sparingly spotted with dark slaty grey. The 

 specimens described were taken in Queensland, on the Herbert 

 River. 



80. Oustalet on the Birds of China and Tibet. 

 [Contributions a la Fauna de la Chine et du Tibet : description d'especes 



et de races nouvelles d'oiseaux donnees rt^cemment au Museum d'Histoire 

 Naturelle par le Prince Henri d'Orle'ans. Par M. E. Oustalet. Ann. So. 

 Nat. Zool. s.5r. 7, xii. p. 271 (1891-92).] 



In this article M. Oustalet gives us au account of the col- 



