J 922.] Recentfy published Ornithological Works. 721 



March, while ou its way New England or Canada to 

 breed. 



Tiie second pnblication is a set of instructions for workers 

 who propose to take up bird-banding, issued by the Bureau 

 of the Biological Survey. Hints in regard to traps, methods 

 of banding, baits, methods of handling birds when caught, 

 and directions for filling up cards and schedules are given 

 at length. The Bureau of the Biological Survey at 

 Washington has now undertaken the work of classifying 

 and recording all the information sent in to them and to 

 draw up reports on the work as time goes on. 



Bangs and Fenard's recent papers. 



[A new form of EduHiis forjicatus (Liiiu.). By Outrain Bangs and 

 Thomas Edward Penard. Proc. New England Zool. Club, viii. 1922, 

 pp. 25, 26.] 



[A new Humming-bird from Surinam. By T. E. Penard. Ibid. 

 pp. 27-28.] 



[The northern form of Leptoptila fulviventris Lawrence. By 0. Bangs 

 and T. E. Penard. Ibid. pp. 29-30*.] 



The first note contains a description of Edolius forficatus 

 potior, subsp. n., from Anjouan (Johanna) Island of the 

 Comoro group. It is heavier and larger than the typical 

 race from Madagascar. In the second note Mr. Penard 

 describes Heteroglaucis philippince, a new Humming-bird 

 collected by himself during a recent visit to Surinam. In 

 the third note Messrs. Bangs and Penard propose a new 

 name for the northern race of Sennett's Dove, Leptoptila 

 fulviventris anglica, found in Texas and northern Mexico. 



Fletcher and Inglis on some common Indian Birds. 



[Some common Indian Birds; nos. 1-15. Bj T. Bainbridge Fletcher 

 and C. M. Inglis. Agricult. .Journ. India, vols, xvi.-xvii., 192U-1922.] 



This series of fifteen articles dealing with the more 

 familiar Indian birds has been prepared by Mr. Fletcher, the 

 Imperial Entomologist to the Government of India, and 

 Mr. Inglis, a member of our Union. The general habits 

 are dealt with at length, and particular attention is paid to 

 their economic importance from the agricultural point of 



