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XXVIII. On the Coloration of the Mouths and Eggs of Birds. — II 

 On the Coloration of Eggs. By C. F, M. Swynkekton, 

 F.L.S., F.E.S., C,M.B.O.U. (Plate XIX.) .... .529 



XXIX. Some Birds of Palawan, Philippine Islands. By Wil- 



LOUGHBT P. Lome, M.B.O.U 007 



XXX. The Bird-Caves of the Bermudas and their Former 

 Inhabitants. By Dr. R. W. Shcfeldt, Washington, 

 D.C. (Plate XX.) 62Ji 



XXXI. Eider Duck on the Tthan. By Brig.-Geueral H. K. 



Kelham, M.B.O.U ' 035 



XXXII. Obituary : J. A. Harvie-Brown, B. R. Horsbrugh, F. W. 



Proctor, J. M. Charlton, lloland Trimen, E. A. Butler . 637 



XXXIII. Notices of recent Ornithological Publications :— 



Bangs on the Bahaman Mocking-bird ; Berg on the Birds 

 of TSkern Lake ; liuturlin on the Nuthatches ; Cherrie on 

 new South American Birds; Ghigi on the Crested Guinea- 

 fowls and on a new Pheasant ; Hersey on the Birds of Alaska ; 

 Mathews on the Birds of Australia j Mullens and Swann on 

 the Bibliogi-aphy of British Birds ; Ilidgway ou American 

 Birds ; Salvadori and Festa on TripoUtane Birds; Stresemanu 

 on the Eastern Black Crows ; Swarth on the Bewick Wren ; 

 Thorburn's 'British Birds'; Witherby on Moult; Britisli 

 Birds ; The Emu ; The International Commission on Jsonun- 

 clature; Messager Ornithologique : Revue Franyaise d'Onii- 

 thologie ; and List of other Ornithological Publications 

 received ()4" 



XXXI V. Letters, Extracts, and Notes :— 



Letters from C. J. Carroll and Edwin Ashby ; Errata to the 

 first part of Mr. Swynnerton's paper "On the Coloration 

 of the Mouths and Eggs of Birds''; Two new names given 

 to British Birds; List of M.B.O.U. serving with H.M. 

 Forces ; The new General Index to ' The Ibis ' (56;; 



Index of Scientific Names 66y 



Index of Contents 681 



Titlepago, Dates of Issue of Ibis for 1916, List of Members, 

 Contents, List of Plates, and List of Text-figures. 



Communications intended for publication in ' The Ibis ' should be addressed 

 to the Editor. 04 3 ' '' - ^ 



Members are requested to inform the Secretary, c/o The Zoological Society 

 of London, Regent's Park, N.W., of any change of Address, so that the 

 numbers of * The Ibis ' may reach them without delay. 



