344' Rece)Uli/ published ()rnitholo(/ical IVork^. [Ibis, 



Mr. Bangs' third note proposes to recognize as a distinct 

 new subspecies, Dendroica virens ivaynei, a form apparently 

 resident and breeding in the primeval swamps of South 

 Carolina, while the typical race D. v. virens is still in its 

 winter quarters in Mexico or Central America, The breeding 

 range of the typical form is in Canada and the northern 

 part of the United States. 



The last paper on the list is a more important one; it 

 contains descriptions of a number of new forms, and taxo- 

 nomic notes on others, based on a large collection of t)irds 

 formed in the north-western corner of Peru by the junior 

 author. It has already been noticed (antea, p. 144.) in the 

 general review of the ' Auk ' for 1918. 



Floiver and Nicoll on Bird-protection in Egypt. 



[The principal species of Birds protected by law in Eg-ypt. By 

 Capt. S. S. Flower and M. J. Nicoll. Pp. iv+4, 8 pk. Cairo (Govt. 

 Press), 1918. PriceP.T.S.] 



In order to promote the preservation of insectivorous 

 birds so important in agriculture, the Egyptian Governmeut 

 passed a stringent law in 1912, containing a list of those 

 birds whose destruction was prohibited. Tliis has already 

 had great effect on the numbers of the Buft'-backed Egret, 

 which has since that date increased to a very marked extent, 

 but some of the smaller and less conspicuous birds are still 

 trapped and killed in considerable numbers. 



In order to assist in the recognition of the protected 

 species, the iMinisti'y of Agriculture has issued tliis pam- 

 phlet prepared by Capt. Flower and Mr. iNicoll, in which 

 a list of the forty principal protected species is given 

 with their English, French, Arabic, and scientific names, 

 their local status, approximate size ami concise notes on 

 coloration for the purpose of easy identification. On the 

 eight accompanying plates, 24 of these species are illns- 

 trated by good and clear-coloured pictures reprocinced by 

 the Survey of Eg};pt. There will be no excuse, therefore, 

 for the destruction of these valuable birds in the future. 



