1920.] Recently jjublished Ornithological Works. 96l 



irregular of late, and the present one contains a number of 

 interesting aiticles, though Ave iniss the name of Count 

 Salvadori from among those of the contributors. 



Sig. A. Ti'ischitta writes on the occurrence of Phala- 

 crocora.r pygniceus on the coast of Sicily, and also on the 

 recorded examples of the three species of Skua in the same 

 seas. Sig. G. Vallon has an article on the efiects of tlie 

 war in northern Italy on nidification and migration, and 

 also sends a diary of his ornitliological rambles in the Friuli 

 region in the north-eastern corner of Italy. 



A fine collection of Italian birds recently bequeathed to 

 the University Museum of Bologna affords Sig. E. Ninni 

 an opportunity to describe two hybrids — Anas boscas x Dafila 

 acuta and Fringilla montrfringilla x F. coslebs. He also illus- 

 trates and describes some curious monstrosities of beaks ;ind 

 legs, chiefly among Larks. Another paper dealing with 

 hybrids is by Prof. A. Ghigi, whose studies have been 

 made on the results of crossing the domestic pigeon with 

 Columba leuconota. He believes that some of the oriental 

 races of domestic pigeons have had tlieir origin, at any rate 

 in part, from C. leuconota. Finally, Dr. N. Alip})i has a long 

 article on the birds of accidental occurrence in Italy and of 

 their value in migration work ; data as to the season and 

 place of arrival and whence and under what conditions they 

 arrived aie given, and these data are illustrated with a 

 number of outline maps. 



Scottish Naturalist. 



[The Scottish Naturalist. A iiioutlily inngaziiie devoted to Zoology. 

 1919. Six double mimbers, 85-96.] 



Like other journals, the 'Scottish Naturalist' has had to 

 reduce its output and now appears in bi-monthly numbers six 

 times a year. As usual, its pages contain a considerable 

 proportion of ornithologicai matter. Mr. F. S. Beveridge 

 completes his list of the birds of North Uist, and Mr. D. 

 (juthrie, who has s])ent some twenty-two years on the island, 

 sends some notes on the birds of South Uist where, however, 

 only ten Passerine birds are noted. The Editor (and our 



