Recently published Ornithological IVorks. 675 



are P. Vherminieri hoydi, P, I. becki, P. reinholdi reinholdi 

 { = P- gavia auct. nee Forst.), P. r. huttoni, P. pacificus 

 ulleui, P. p. laysani, P. p. royanus, P. carneipes Imllianus, 

 P. c. hakodate ; while PruceUaria (equinocfialis conspicillata is 

 ditfereutiatecl from the type species and from the new P. ce. 

 brabournei, P. ce. mixta, and P. a. steadi. Fregetta grallaria 

 gralluria of Australian waters is clearly distinguished from 

 F. g. segethi of Western S. America, and both of these fi'om 

 F. leucogaster and F. tubidata (now named from Gould^s 

 label). 



Again, Piiffinus carbonarius of Solander is tentatively 

 attributed to a New Zealand breeding species ; but the 

 exact distribution and value of all the forms accepted must 

 be studied by each ornithologist for himself. Pvffinus gavia 

 of Forster is made a subspecies of P. assimilis and attributed 

 to New Zealand, while P. pad fi ens of Gnielin is identified 

 with P. chlororhynchus iredalei ]\Iuthews, from the Kermadec 

 Islands, so that Mathews' name must give way to Gmelin's. 



In the second part of the volume the letterpress is of a 

 similar and equally important nature, and new subspecies are 

 as plentiful as before. 



Priocella antarctica is sliown to antedate P. glacialuidosy 

 while research proves that Pterodroma similarly antedates 

 CEsirelata. This genus cannot be combined with Ptiffinus 

 on account of the difierence in the bill of young birds, 

 whereof cuts are given in explanation. Attention is specially 

 drawn to the late discovery of a subspecies of Pterodroma 

 mucroptera breeding in West Australia; it was recorded Ijy 

 the author from Habbit Island and named P. in. albani. 

 The doubtful Procellaria phillipsi of Gray is now identified 

 with P. melanopus of Gmelin and P. solandri of Gould, and 

 proves to be identical with the supposed new subspecies 

 montana of Basset Hull, wdjo has submitted his bird for 

 comparison. That is, the species inhabits Lord Howe 

 Island and possibly still Norfolk Island. Typical P. cooki 

 is doubtfully included in the work, but P. c. leacoptera is 

 figured from one of Gould's Cabbage Tree Island examples. 

 P. niohis is struck off the Australian list for the present, but 



