Recently published Ornithological Works. 585 



this volume, reprinted from ' The Field ' and elsewhere. A 

 large proportion of them treat of birds, and the author's 

 favourite pursuit of hawking naturally leads the way, while 

 the Norfolk Broads, the mud-flats of Pagham Harbour of 

 old, Japanese art as regards birds, migration, shooting, 

 Swan-upping, decoys, and so forth, furnish themes for the 

 remainder. The illustrations are mainly from the original 

 articles, but several have been specially prepared for this 

 book. 



77. Hellmayr on the Birds of Trinidad. 



[On the Birds of the Island of Trinidad. By C. E. Hellmayr. Nov. 

 Zool. xiii. pp. 1-60 (1906).] 



The birds of Trinidad were ably discussed by Mr. Chapman 

 in 1894 (cf. f Ibis/ 1894, p. 436). The extensive collections 

 forwarded by Mr. Andre and his collectors to the Zoological 

 Museum of Tring from various parts of the island, and the 

 specimens lately sent to the same institution by Dr. Percy 

 Rendall from the districts of Savanah Grande and Tacarigua, 

 have induced Mr. Hellmayr to undertake a fresh review of 

 this attractive Ornis, which, according to his views, embraces 

 198 species and subspecies. Of these, the following eight 

 are described as new or are provided with new names : — 

 P achy sylvia aurantiifrons saturata, Mionectes oleagineus 

 pallidiventris, Pitangus sulphuratus trinilatis, Dysithamnus 

 affinis andrei, Veniliornis kirki continentalis, Celeus elegans 

 leotardi, Piaya cayana inmlana, and Hydranassa tricolor 

 rufimentum. A new generic term, Sclateria, is provided for 

 Heierocnemis , which is said to be " preoccupied/' 



The author is a vigorous disciple of the new school, and, 

 like his associates, prefers (i priority " to the rules of grammar 

 and common sense. His " splitting" propensities may be 

 estimated by the characters assigned to his Veniliornis kirki 

 continentalis, which are simply "much smaller"! At the 

 same time Mr. Hellmayr is a diligent and accurate worker, 

 and has taken good advantage of the opportunities he has 

 had of studying the rare American types in the Museums 

 which he has visited. 



