^"Igi'e^''] Publications Received. II3 



Aviciilttiral Magazine, vol. vii., Nos. 6, 7, 8, g. 



As usual, this magazine is full of interesting matter regarding 

 aviculture and bird notes generally, as well as good illustrations. 

 A capital picture is shown of the rare New Zealand Owl-Parrot 

 {Stringops habroptilus) in No. 7. 



Proceedings of the LinncBan Society of N.S.W ., vol. .xl., parts i, 2, 



3, 4 ; vol. xli., part i. 

 Bird-Lore, vol. xviii., No. 3. 



Has two coloured illustrations and many photographs ; full of 

 interesting notes regarding American birds. 



The Wilson Bulletin, vol. xxviii., Nos. i, 2. 



Contain several interesting papers, especially one entitled " The 

 May Bird Census," at Oberlin, Ohio ; also " The Terns of Weepacket 

 Island, Massachusetts." 



The Condor, vol. xviii., Nos. 3, 4. 



No. 3 has an illustrated article showing the wonderful sea-bird 

 life on Hat and Egg Islands, Great Salt Lake. 



Annual Report of the United States National Museum for 1915. 



Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, vol. Ixvi., No. 2. 



A list of birds seen in Alaska and North-Eastern Siberia during 

 the summer of 1914, by F. S. Hersey. 



Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, vol. Ixv., No. 13. 



Descriptions of seven new sub-species and one new species of 

 African Plantain-eater, Courser, and Rail, by E. A. Mearns. 



University of California Publications in Zoology, vol. xii., Nos. 



15', 16. 

 Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (fourth series), 



vol. v.. No. 6. 

 Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 



vol. Ixvii., part 3. 



Revue Francaise d'Ornithologie, Nos. 81-87. 



Professor Brasil has continued his interesting notes on the birds 

 of New Caledonia and of Lifou ; some Australian forms, especially 

 sea-birds, are included in them. In No. 83 there is a good article 

 by Andre Godard on the destruction of bird-hfe in many parts 

 of the world, and their need of protection ; also some observations 

 on the birds of Kerguelen Island, by J. Loranchet, in No. 84. In 

 Nos. 84 and 86 is an illustrated article on the ornithological park 

 at the Villiers-Bretonneux, with a list of the splendid number of 

 birds it contains, including Ostriches, Cranes, water-fowl, sea- 

 birds, and land-birds ; over 300 species must be represented, in- 

 cluding Humming and other rare birds. The article is by J. 

 Delacour. In No. 86 is also an interesting article on artificial 

 replacement and measures of protecting birds. In No. 87 the 

 notes are continued on the birds of Kerguelen. "The Tufted 

 Puffin of Kamschatka {Lunda civihata)," by Dr. Robert 



