584 Recenlly published Ornithulogical Works. [Ibis, 



by Consul Siklerstiom and discussions on taxonomy. Nine 

 new forms are described as follows : — Nothocercus plumbei- 

 ceps, Odontophot'us soderstromii, Momotus lessoni gualece, 

 Nyctibius jamaicensis griseus, Oreotrochilus chimborazo soder- 

 sii'omii, HeViothrix auritus major, Pseudocolaptes joIinso?ii, 

 Tityra nigricejjs gualece, Iridophanes jmlchei'rima gualece, 

 Pyranga ruhriceps rufistigmata. 



McGregor and Marshall on Philippine Birds. 



[Philippite Birds for boys and girls. By Richard A. McGregor and 

 Elizabeth J. Marshall ; -with illustrations by Macario Ligaya. Pp. 138 ; 

 32 illustr., coloured and plain. Manilla (Bureau of Printing), 1922,] 



This little work has been prepared by Mr. McGregor aud 

 Mrs. Marshall for the use of the children of the Philippine 

 Islands, and gives a charming account of many of the more 

 characteristic features of the birds of those islands. It will 

 undoubtedly be very useful in creating among the school- 

 children of the Philippines, both native and American, an 

 interest in the varied forms and habits of the birds they see 

 around them. Thirty different species are described^ and all 

 are figured either in colour or in black and white. With 

 each bird is a simple description and a little story, illus- 

 triiting its nesting-habits and other characteristic traits. 

 An appendix gives the scientific name and a succinct note on 

 the status of each species. The coloured plates reflect great 

 credit on Mr. Ligaya, who, we suppose, is a Philippino artist. 



Mathews on Australian Birds. 



[The Birds of Australia. By Gregory M. Mathews. Vol. ix. pt. 7, 

 pp. 305-380, pis. 437-442. London (Witherby), Apl. 1922. 4to.] 



The plains of Australia are so peculiarly suited to ground- 

 birds that it is not astonishing that we are still occupied 

 with them in this part. The Kufous Song-Lark, which was 

 generically separated by the author as Maclenuania, is now 

 specifically known as mathewsi instead of rufescens (pre- 

 occupied), and we are given the generic distinction in full 

 again. Incidentally we are told that Ciyiclorhamphus is a 



