108 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



2. Hypsipetes squamiceps, which is doubtfully distinct from 

 H. pry er i of the Loo-Choo Islands. 



3. Cettia diphone, which has its nearest ally in C. cantillans 

 from Japan. 



4. Hapalopteron familiare, which may be allied either to 

 a species from Formosa or the Malay Archipelago. 



5. Fringilla kittlitzi, which is most nearly allied to F. ka- 

 ivarahiha from Japan. 



6. Chaunoproctus ferreirostris, which may be an ally of 

 Coccothraustes personatus changed in colour, or of Loxia 

 enucleator, which has changed the size of its bill. 



7. Carpophaga versicolor, which may be an offshoot of 

 C.ianthina from Japan, or of C.griseigularis from the Philip- 

 pine Islands. 



8. Nycticorax crassirostris, which is doubtfully distinct 

 from N. caledonica of Australia. 



XI. — Notices of recent Ornithological Publications. 

 1. Aitchison on the Zoology of the Afghan Border. 



[The Zoology of the Afghan Delimitation Commission. By J. E. T. 

 Aitchison, M.D., CLE., F.R.S., F.L.S. Trans. Linn. Soc. 2nd ser. Zool. 

 v. pt. 3. London : May, 1889.] 



The authorities objected to have more than one Naturalist 

 attached to the Afghan Delimitation Commission. Conse- 

 quently Dr. Aitchison, whose "special calling is that of a 

 Botanist/-' had to undertake the zoological work also, and 

 being unprovided with proper assistants and not able to 

 induce the natives to collect for him, did not make such 

 extensive collections as might well have been formed in the 

 interesting district explored and under the favourable cir- 

 cumstances of the expedition. 



In his summary of the results Dr. Aitchison tells us that 

 specimens of 123 species of birds were obtained, and 14 

 others were recognized. " Amongst these there are only 

 three new species, namely, a Woodpecker (Gecinus gorii, 

 Hargitt), a Sparrow (Passer yatii, Sharpe), and a Pheasant 



