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Hungariae/^ a list of Hungarian birds, by J. Frivaldszky ; 

 (2) a memoir on the birds in the Museum o£ Sarajevo, by O. 

 Reiser ; (3) an explanation of the Exhibition of Hungarian 

 Birds, prepared specially for the Congress by Dr. J. v. Mada- 

 rasz ; (4) a report on the present state of our knowledge of 

 Bird-migration, by Dr. Palmen; (5) a report upon Bird-pro- 

 tection, by Dr. Th. Liebe and v. Wangelin; (6) a report on 

 the International Protection of useful Birds, by T. Maday ; 

 (7) a memoir on the first arrivals of summer-migrants in 

 Hungary, by O. Herman ; (8) a set of Rules for Zoological 

 Nomenclature, put before the Congress by Dr. Anton Beich- 

 enow ; (9) a report on the Anatomy of Birds, by Dr. Max 

 Fiirbringer; (10) an Address on Fossil Birds, prepared by 

 Prof. Alfred Newton; (11) a biographical memoir of the late 

 J. S. Petenyi, prepared by Dr. Herman; (12) a Plan for the 

 organization of a permanent Intern. Orn. Committee, prepared 

 by Dr. A. B. Meyer, and (13) a Plan for the regulations of 

 such a Committee; and (14) a report on the answers sent by 

 Ornithologists to certain questions submitted to them, both 

 by Dr. R. Blasius, President of the Intern. Orn. Committee. 

 We hope to be able to notice some of these in our next 

 number. 



The Great Skua in Unst. — Mr. Tho. Edmoudston writes as 

 follows in 'The Times ^ (of Aug. 1st, 1891) respecting the 

 preservation of the Great Skua [Stercorarius catarrhades) in 

 the Shetland Islands :^^ — 



" At the beginning of May I engaged a special keeper to 

 live for three months on Hermanness, and keep watch and 

 ward by night and day over the Skuas' home. Notices were 

 published and extensively posted in the island, intimating 

 that any person or persons found trespassing within the en- 

 closure of Hermanness during the months of May, June, and 

 July would be prosecuted ; but I am glad to say that no 

 proceedings of this tiature have been necessary. Early 

 in May nine pairs of Skuas returned to the neighbour- 

 h- ^ of their ancient nesting-place. One pair established 

 ilves — an interesting fact — upon the hill at Saxavord, 



