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ming-bird from Colombia, and Pomarea ribhei, from Munia, 

 Shortland Islands, Solomon group. 



44. Hartert on Birds from Mindoi'O. 



[On a small Collection of Birds from Mindoro. By Ernst Hartert. 

 Novitates Zool. ii. p. 486.] 



After some prefatory remarks on what is known of the 

 Ornis of Mindoro, Mr. Hartert gives a list of the birds (38 

 species) obtained during his visit to North Mindoro in 189 ^ 

 by Mr. Everett and sent to the Tring Museum. Critical 

 remarks are added. No new species are described. 



45. Kir by on African Wild Game. 



[In Haunts, of Wild Game: a Hunter-Naturalist's Wanderings from 

 Kahlamba to Libombo. By Frederick Yaughan Kirby, F.Z.S. Black- 

 woods, 1896.] 



Those who appreciate hunting-adventures and stories of 

 big-game shooting will find Mr. Kirby's narrative full of 

 interest. It relates moreover to a country as yet but little 

 known — the north-eastern district of the Transvaal adjoining 

 the strip of Portuguese territory which borders the coast. 

 This land and its inhabitants, both man and beast, are fully 

 described in the present volume. An Appendix is devoted 

 mainly to field-notes on the mammal-fauna of this district^ 

 but the principal birds likely to be noticed by sportsmen are 

 also mentioned. Of these the Great Kori Bustard {Otis 

 kori) ''deservedly stands first.'' This magnificent bird is 

 stated to attain a height of 4| feet and a weight of 40 

 pounds. 



46. LeverkUhn upon Bird-protection in England. 



[Vogelschutz in England. Von Paul Leverkiibn. Sonderabdi-uck aus 

 den 'Ornitb. Monatsb. des Deutscb. Ver. zum Scbutze d. Yogelw.,' 1894, 

 Nos. 1-11. 8vo. Halle a. S., 1895.] 



Dr. Leverkiihn has prepared for the " German Union for 

 the Protection of Birds " an elaborate account of the various 

 measures taken by Acts of Parliament and in other ways 



