Recently published Ornithological Works, 659 



A new or comparatively new feature of ' The Emu ' is the 

 introduction of coloured plates. Two of these are given in 

 the present volume, illustrating Macgillivrayornis claudi, a 

 new Honey-eater from the Cape York Peninsula, recently 

 described by Mr. Mathews, and Pmcilodryas albigularis, a 

 Shrike-Robin, described some years ago by Lord Rothschild 

 and Dr. Hartert, also from Cape York. 



Under the auspices of the R. A. O.U., Mr. Wilson 

 announces that it is proposed to start a "bird-ringing"" 

 scheme for Australia. Up to now very little work appears 

 to have been accomplished in this direction among Australian 

 ornithologists, and we wish the scheme every success and 

 hope that it will throw some much needed light on the 

 problems involved. 



Another scheme in contemplation is the preparation of a 

 new official check-list of Australian birds by a Committee 

 of the R. A. O. U. The first edition (see ' Ibis/ 1913, p. 699) 

 was unfortunately based on ideas, so far as nomenclature is 

 concerned, which are hardly consonant with the generally 

 accepted principles, not only those of the International 

 Code, but also those of the earlier zoologists who accepted 

 the Stricklandian Code. The new edition is as we understand 

 to be based on the ' List of British Birds' recently published 

 by the B. O. U., and we naturally feel that no better model 

 could be selected. We shall look forward eagerly to see the 

 completion of this work. 



The International Commission on Nomenclature. 



[Opinions rendered by the International Commission on Zoological 

 Nomenclature. Opinion 67, pp. 177-182. Smithsonian Institution, 

 Washington, Publ. no. 2409, April 1916.] 



Some time ago (see 'Ibis,' 1914, p. 171) the International 

 Commission on Zoological Literature prepared a list of 189 

 generic names of birds, which they hoped might be accepted 

 as fixed by the majority of working ornithologists. Copies 

 of this list were circulated among about 350 zoologists and 

 zoological institutions for criticism and opinion. Out of 

 the 189 generic names submitted, objections were raised 



