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the species or subspecies. The appended list of Kamerun birds numbers 

 660 species, with the localities where each is known to occur. 



The third paper 1 relates to the avifauna of the lake region of Central 

 Africa, including the region from Lake Victoria Xyanza west to the chain 

 of lakes stretching from Lake Albert to Lake Tanganyika (about latitude 

 3° N. to latitude 7° S.). The list numbers 750 species, of which about 130 

 are West African forms, while 100 are typically East African. About 

 the same number are of general Ethiopian distribution, 20 are typical 

 northern forms, 50 are Eurasiatic migrants or wanderers, while about 

 200 are peculiar to the region, which is a subprovinee of the West African 

 forest region. 



The annotations record not only the specimens collected during the 

 expedition, but the general distribution of the forms is stated, with frequent 

 comment on the relationships of some of the less known forms to their 

 nearest allies. The introduction contains a bibliography of papers relating 

 to the region published since 1905, and these and Reichenow's ' Vogel 

 Afrikas ' are cited in the text. The two colored plates that accompany 

 this important paper illustrate five of the author's recently described 

 species. — J. A. A. 



Mathews's 'The Birds of Australia.'— Part 4 2 of this admirable 

 work bears date "August 9th, 1911," and includes pages 185-234 and 

 plates xlvi-lviii, and treats of Rails and Gallinules (Nos. 50-63). In 

 addition to the usual descriptions and life histories of the species and 

 subspecies, several new forms are here for the first time described, including 

 a new subspecies of Rallies pectoralis from West Australia, a new subspecies 

 of Eulabeornis tricolor from North Queensland, and seven new subspecies 

 of E. philippensis, none of which latter, however, are from Australia. A 

 revision of the E. philippensis group is made, of which twelve subspecies 

 are diagnosed. The changes in nomenclature include the introduction 

 for the first time of trinomials for several of the Australian forms of Porzana. 

 The excellent plates, all drawn by Keulemans, were evidently printed 

 before the author's recent adoption of his revised nomenclature. The life 

 histories include much hitherto unpublished material, contributed to the 

 author by valued correspondents. The species of Rails for the most part 

 being well-known, the biographical matter is satisfactorily full. In Part 3, 



1 Die Vogelfauna des Mittelafrikanischen Seengebietes. Auf Grund der Samm- 

 lungen Seiner Hoheit Herzogs Adolf Friedrich zu Mecklenburg. By Prof. Dr. 

 Ant. Reichenow. Wissensch. Ergebn. der Centralafrika-Exped. 1907-08 unter 

 Filhrung des Herzogs Adolf Friedrich zu Mecklenburg, pp. 231-374, pll. vii and 

 viii, colored. 



2 The Birds of Australia. By Gregory M. Mathews, Member of the Australian 

 Ornithologists' Union and the British Ornithologists' Union. With hand-coloured 

 Plates. Volume I, Part 4, pp. 185-234, pll. xlvi-lviii, plus reissue of pp. 183 

 and 184, here cancelled. August 9th, 1911. 



For notices of previous Parts see anlea, pp. 135, 289, 376. 



