590 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



for the Government Laboratories at Manila, continues Lis 

 work (see above, p. 200) and gives us an account of the birds 

 met with during an expedition in the northern part of Min- 

 doro in March, April, and May, 1905. Short field-notes are 

 added, and two species (Chatura dubia and Edoliosoma 

 elusum) are provided with new names. Lists of the birds 

 obtained on some small islands near Mindoro are given, in 

 the course of which Chibia worcesteri is described as new. 



The second paper records the existence of Antigone sharpei, 

 Botaurus stellaris, and Zosterornis nigrocapntatus in Luzon. 

 A series of 18 black photographic plates illustrates the first 

 paper and amongst other objects contains several views 

 of the nest of Artamus leucorhynchus, a species found 

 " abundant near Balete " and breeding in April. 



82. McGregor and Worcester on Philippine Birds. 



[A Hand-list of the Birds of the Philippine Islands. By Richard C. 

 McGregor and Dean C. Worcester. Bull. Bureau Gov. Lab. Manila, 

 1906. 8vo. 122 pp.] 



This very useful List of the Philippine Birds, so far as they 

 are yet known, was projected by Mr. Worcester four years 

 ago, but has been hindered in its progress by his official 

 duties. When Mr. McGregor became Collector of Natural 

 History in the Philippines, the matter was handed over to 

 him, together with a MS. on the same subject prepared by 

 Dr. F. S. Bourne and Mr. Worcester, from which it was 

 hoped that some further information might be obtained. 

 When Mr. McGregor returned to the U.S. in August 1905, 

 the memoir was finally edited and seen through the press by 

 Mr. Worcester. 



The Preface, dated at Manila by Mr. Worcester in 

 September 1895, contains a short sketch of the Zoological 

 Divisions of the Philippine group, which, according to his 

 views, are twelve in number. " While these twelve divisions 

 are by no means zoologically equivalent, each has its highly- 

 characteristic species and forms a fairly natural division." 



The systematic list follows the arrangement of the ' Hand- 

 list ' of Dr. Bowdler Sharpe, and gives references to the 



