CONTENTS. 



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 IX. A List of Birds collected in Uganda and British East Africa, 

 with Notes on their Nesting and other Habits. — Part I. 

 By V. G. L. VAN SoMEKEN, M.B.O.F. (Plates IV .-VI.) . 193 



X. A Note on the Emperor Goose (JPhilacte canagica) and on the 

 Australian Teal {Nettion castaneuni). By F. E. Blaauw, 

 M.B.O.U 252 



XI. Bird - parasites and Bird - phylogeny. By L4.uncelot 



Harrison, B.Sc. (Text-figure 5.) 254 



XII. On the Coloration of the Mouths and Eggs of Birds. — 

 I. The Mouths of Birds. By C. F. M. Swynnerion, 

 F.L.S., F.E.S., C.M.B.O.U. (Plate VII. and Text- 

 figure 6.) 264 



XIII. On some New Guinea Bird-names. By Gregory M. 



Mathews, M.B.O.U 295 



XIV. Some Notes in reply to Mr, G. M. Mathews. ^ By W. R. 



Ogilvie-Grant 305 



XV. Studies on the Charadriiformes. — IV. An Additional Note 

 on the Sheath-bills : Some Points in the Osteology of the 

 Skull of an Embryo of Chionarclms " minor " from 

 Kerguelen. — V. Some Notes on the Grab-Plover (Dromas 

 ardeola PaykuU). By Percy R. Loaye, M.B., M.B.O.U. 

 (Text-figures 7-11.) 313 



XVI. The Denudation of the Shaft in the Motraot's Tail. By 



Hubert D. Astley, M.A., F.Z.S., M.B.O.U 337 



XVII. Obituary: H. E. Dresser, D. G. Elliot, E. F. Penu, 



Charles Stouham 340 



XVIir. Notices of recent Ornithological Publications : — 



Bonhote on Vigour ; Chapman on new Colombian Birds ; 

 Dewar on Indian Birds ; Grinnell on Californian Birds ; 

 ]\[ottram on Sexual Dimorphism among Birds ; Van Oort's 

 recent papers ; llichniond on Generic Names ; Roberts on a 

 new South African Bird; Sbufeldt on a Fossil Bird ; Shufeldt 

 on the Cranes and Rails; Bird Notes; The Condor; Irish 

 Natm-alist ; Scottish Naturalist ; The South Australian Orni- 

 thologist ; Yearbook of the Dutch Bird Club ; Zoological 

 Record ; and List of other Ornithological Publications received. 347 



XIX. Letters, Extracts, and Notes : — 



Letters from J. H. Fleming, T. M. Savage-English, Roberto 

 Dabbene, and S. A. Bpturlin ; The Annual General Meeting of 

 the British Ornithologists' Union ; List of M.B.O.U. serving 

 with H.M. Forces ; A Life of tlie late W. B. Te^etmeier . , 364 



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