284 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



The following species are described as new in this 

 volume : — 



Terpsiphone nicobarica (p. 48)^ from the Andamans and 

 Nicobars ; Saxicola barnesi (p. 75), from Baluchistan ; Anthus 

 cockburnia (p. 305), from the Nilgirisj and JEthopyga 

 andersoni (p. 349), from Upper Burmah. A new genus, 

 Acmonorhynchus, is proposed (p. 381) for Prionochilus 

 vincens, Sclater, of Ceylon. 



This volume is illustrated by 108 very useful woodcuts. 



47. Olphe-Galliard on the Usefulness of Birds. 



[Siu- I'Utilite des Oiseaux. Recueil par L^on Olphe-Galliard. Bull. 

 Soc. d'Etudes Hautes-Alpes, 1890, No. 35.] 



The ardent ornithologist of Southern France has put 

 together in this pamphlet (extracted from the ' Bulletin de 

 la Soci^te d'Etudes des Hautes-Alpes ■*) several translations 

 from the Swedish and other articles upon the ever increasing 

 duty that we owe to ourselves and our posterity to preserve 

 bird-life of every sort Every year we hear of the extermi- 

 nation of more species, and unless we take heed in time the 

 oruis of the world bids fair to become reduced to the Pheasant 

 and the Sparrow. 



48. Palmer on Birds observed during the Cruise of the 

 'Grampus' in 1887. 



[Notes on tlie Birds observed dui-iug tlie Cruise of the United States 

 Fish-Commission Schooner 'Grampus' in the Summer of 1887. By- 

 William Palmer. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiii. p. 249.] 



]VIr. Palmer accompanied the U.S. Fish-Commission 

 schooner ' Grampus ' during her summer cruise of 1887, for 

 the purpose of observing and collecting fish-eating birds and 

 their eggs and young. The localities visited were on the 

 coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador. Examples of aquatic 

 species were observed or obtained, besides some land- 

 birds. IVIany interesting field-notes are given on the 

 aquatic species. 



