346 From Magazines, &'C. \ i?xl^x\\ 



it is a reprint from any publication.* Mr. Ashby hesitatingly 

 referred it to the genus Ephthianura, and states it ' may, after 

 further investigation, exhibit generic differences.' I beg to 

 state emphatically that it is not an Ephthianura, and I have much 

 pleasure in substituting for it the generic distinction of Ashhyia, 

 thereby connecting with it the name of Mr. Edwin Ashby, who, 

 for a number of years past, has been doing good work in Aus- 

 tralian ornithology. 



" Order.— PASSERES. 



" Family. — Timeliid^. 



" Sub-Family. — Timeliinae. 



" ASHBYIA, gen. nov. 



" Generic characters. — Like Ephthianura, to which it is possibly allied, 

 but it is easily distinguished from that genus by its larger and 

 more robust bill, especially at the base, and its longer and 

 more pointed wings. 



" Type. — Ephthiamira lovensis, Ashby. Habitat. — Leigh's Creek, 

 South Australia." 



Reviews. 



["Protected Native Birds of South Australia " : Special Bulletin, Department of 

 Intelligence, South Australia.] 



This bulletin, which was compiled by Mr. T. Duffield, secretary 

 and intelligence officer, with introduction and descriptions by 

 Mr. A. G. Edquist, lecturer in nature study to the Education 

 Department, is a brochure of 30 pages, with a dozen coloured 

 plates from drawings by Mr. C. Wall, Government artist. Both 

 letter- press and illustrations are good, and the pamphlet should 

 prove useful to young South Australians who are beginning to 

 take an interest in the bird-life of their State. A copy of the 

 Bulletin and two wall-plates of the illustrations have been sent 

 to each school in South Australia for the help and guidance of 

 teachers and scholars. It is hoped that they will foster a love 

 of native birds and develop the spirit of protection in the young. 

 In his introductory remarks Mr. Edquist says : — " Fortunately, 

 we have in South Australia an ever-increasing number of bird 

 observers, who regard bird protection not only from the point 

 of view of the bird-lover, but also from that of the economist, and 

 do all that lies in their power to prevent the extinction of our 

 most valuable birds ; yet it is feared that, unless the importance 

 of bird-life be made more widely known, the extermination of 

 some of the species will become inevitable." 



A list of protected species is given, and also one of those 

 species which are not afforded protection by law. In the latter 

 it is surprising to notice that Silver-eyes {Zoster ops) are included. 

 The statement that the plates in the Bulletin are good must be 



* Reprinted pages (251, 252) of The Emu, vol. x. Mr, North is correct in stating 

 that the reprint should have shown its origin, but, in his official capacity, it was his 

 business to ascertain the source of any such matter. — Eds. 



