39.2 Recently jjablislicd Ornithulu(jicai Works. 



Mr. Mathews lias been able to distinguish a new subspecies 

 of Lupholcemus (L. antardtcas minor), smaller and with 

 narrower tail-band, while he is careful to notice, under the 

 locality of each type specimen, when that locality appears to 

 be erroneous. lie hardly approves of the separation of 

 Leucotreron from Ptilinopus ou account of the uon-bifur- 

 cated. breast-feathers, and refuses to keep Lainprotreron 

 apart from the last-mentioned geuus. 



Perhaps we may suggest to the author that, where so 

 many pages are likely to be partly blank, he might fill them 

 by giving full details of the breeding of the various species. 

 This is done in some cases ; but in the majority references 

 are given to Campbell's work on Australian Eggs, and in 

 these cases quotations would be much more acceptahle. 



50. Matheivs ' proposed Allerations in Nomenclature. 



rOn some necessary Alterations in the Names of Birds. By Gregory 

 JNI. Mathews. Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 492.] 



Mr. Mathews has prepared an account of the alterations of 

 scientilic names which require to be made in his ' Hand-list of 

 the Birds of Australia ' (Emu, vol. vii. pt. 3, Suppl.) in order 

 to bring it into accord with " a rigid observance of the ' law 

 of priority.' " The proposed alterations are numerous, and 

 fill, some twelve closely printed pages. It might be objected 

 that there are no means of enforcing these alterations, but 

 it is, at all events, satisfactory to learn what our friends 

 the " Ultra-prioritarians " require, and we can then make up 

 our minds whether to follow them or not. Here, at least, we 

 have their demands clearly stated, so far as they affect the 

 names in the Australian List. 



51. Moulton on tJie ^uruwali Aluseain. 



[Eio-lith ReiJort on the Sarawak Museum, 1908-9. By J. C. Moulton 

 (Curator).] 



It is satisfactory to know tiiat the Museum < stablished by 

 the late Rajah Brooke at Kuching in 1891 is making good 

 progress imder its new Curator, Mr. Moulton, who suc- 

 ceeded Mr. J. Hewitt in 1899. Insects appear to be its 



