618 Recenfly published Ornithological Works. 



he is advancing to gather them, the flowers change into 

 birds which fly away and leave the bareness of the bush 

 singularly apparent." 



102. Kuschel on the Parasitic Habits o/Cassidix. 



[Ueber die Fortpflanznng von Cassidix oryzivora, Scl. Von M. Kuscliel. 

 J. f. 0. 1897, p. 168.] 



This is an interesting paper, confirming what we have 

 already published in this Journal (see Ibis, 1896, p. 585, 

 and supra, p. 143) as to the parasitic habits of Cassidix 

 oryzivora. But we believe that Dr. Goeldi was the original 

 discoverer of the curious fact now confirmed by Herr Schulz's 

 observations. 



103. Lee's Photographs of British Birds. 



[Among Britisli Birds in their Nesting-Haunts, illustrated by the 

 Camera. By Oswin A. J. Lee. Pts. III.-V. 4to. Edinburgh : 

 Douglas. 1897.] 



In these further instalments of this admirable work [cf. 

 Ibis, supra, p. 276) the nests represented are those of the 

 following species : — Part III. Acredula caudata (2), Larus 

 ridibundus, Podicipes fluviatilis (2), Charadrius pluvialis, 

 Vanellus vulgaris (2), Larus argentatus, Totanus canescens. 

 Part IV. Scolopax rusticula, Haematopus ostralegus (2), 

 Anthus trivialis, Emberiza schmniclus, yEgialitis hiaticula, 

 Sterna minuta (2), Corvus monedula. Part V. Crex pratensis, 

 Fringilla ccelebs, Tetrao urogallus (2), Gallinago coslestis, 

 Cygnus olor (2), Regulus cristatus, Totanus hypoleucus (2). 

 While the standard of excellence is fully maintained in the 

 photographs and the letterpress, there are also some very 

 characteristic vignettes from pen-and-ink sketches. By the 

 way, we should like to know Mr. Lee's authority for his 

 statement respecting the Tree-Pipit in Ireland. 



104. Lc Souef's Expedition to Mount Peter Botte. 



[Ascent of Mt. Peter Botte, North Queensland. By D. Le Souef. 

 Victorian Naturalist, March-April, 1897.] 



Like others of Mr. Le Souef's interesting narratives, the 



