254 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



of these two forms, or shows any peculiarity of its own, 

 entitling it to separate recognition. British ornithologists 

 not prejudiced against possibilities of this kind ought to look 

 into the matter/^ Perhaps some of our brother members of 

 the B. O, U. will give us their opinion upon this weighty 

 question, if they are able to recognize the alleged differences 

 between P. cristatus and P. mitratus. 



66. Trumbull on North- American Game Birds. 



[Names and Portraits of Birds which interest Gunners, with Descrip- 

 tions in Language understauded of the People. By Gurdon Trumbull. 

 8vo. New York : 1888.] 



This will, no doubt, be a useful book for the class of 

 persons for whom it is intended, which in the United States 

 is numerous. The species included are those of the eastern 

 half of the States ; the scientific titles are those of the 

 American Check-list. The illustrations printed in the letter- 

 press are sufficiently characteristic to be of great assistance 

 in identifying the species. The popular and local names are 

 very fully given. 



67. Tschusi zu Schmidhoffen on Additions to the Ornis 

 Austro-Hungarica. 



[Neue Arten und Formen der Ornis Austro-Hungarica, mit genauen 

 Naehweisen und kritischen Bemerkuugen. Von Mctor, Ritter von 

 Tschusi zu Schmidhoffen. Mitth. d. Oru. Ver. in Wien, 1888.] 



The author, well known for his active interest in European 

 ornithology, chronicles the recent additions to the ornis of 

 the Austro- Hungarian Empire, as a supplement to his and 

 E. F. von Homeyer^s ' Verzeichniss der bisher in Oesterreich 

 und Ungarn beobachteten Vogel,' issued in 1886. Eleven 

 species or subspecies are spoken of, amongst which is the 

 curious Pelican obtained on the Danube in 1887, and referred 

 by Herr Dr. Stef. Baron v. Washington (Ann. d. k. k. natu- 

 hist. Hofmus. iii. p. 62) to Pelecanus sharpii. But we have 

 some doubts whether the so-called P. sharpii [cf. P. Z. S. 

 1871, p. 632) is, after all, anything more than P. onocro- 

 talus in abnormal colouring. 



