1919 ] Recently published Ornithological Works. 145 



to the normal number of pages has since been sanctioned by 

 the committee. 



One of the new features of the magazine is the devotion 

 of each number to a special subject ; thus in the present 

 volume there have been two Anzac numbers dealing with 

 Australian birds, as well as American and South African 

 numbers, while others deal with Economics, Vultures, and 

 Zoological Gardens. 



Among more strictly avicultural articles Mr. W. S. Baily 

 tells us of his success in breeding- the Mexican Black- 

 breasted Quail (Colinus pectoralis) , which has brought him 

 the award of the Society's medal, and Mr. Blaauw has 

 successfully reared a young Brazilian Seed-Finch [Orijzoborus 

 torridus), which has probably never been bred in captivity 

 previously. Another very practical article is one on the 

 Diseases of Birds by Mr, P. F. M. Galloway, which will 

 doubtless be most useful to readers. 



Captain B. E. Potter writes pleasantly on the Birds of 

 Macedonia, and Dr. Hopkinson^s article on the Birds of 

 the Gambia is reprinted from the ' Journal of the African 

 Society.^ In this last Dr. Hopkinson points out the inter- 

 esting fact that the Gambia's avifauna is increased by two 

 double migrations, one from Europe and the north in October 

 returning in April, the other from the south which arrives 

 at the beginning of the rains in June or July of birds from 

 the more equatorial parts which come to breed in Sene- 

 gambia; this latter group returns south about the end of 

 the rains, their departure being spread over several months 

 from October to January. 



Among the tragedies of the war must be included the 

 destruction of the wonderful collection of live birds at 

 Villers-Bretonneux belonging to Lieut. J. Delacour, which 

 occurred during the German push towards Amiens in the 

 earlier part of 1918. There were some 360 birds repre- 

 senting 141 species in the collection, the whole of which 

 were destroyed, A list of the species is given on p. 305 of 

 the present volume. 



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