Recently published Ornithological Works. 715 



given, supplemented by a report on the birds observed, by 

 Mr. A. Gr. Campbell, who proposes to separate no less than 

 four — or even eight — forms subspecifically and one (Acan- 

 thiza halmaturina) specifically. 



Mr. A. Mattingley writes on the young Cuckoo and Bird- 

 Migration ; and an account is given (p. 177) of additional 

 protection afforded by New South Wales to its native birds. 



In part 4 we find au article on a " Visit to ati Ibis Rookery " 

 by Dr. E. A. D'Ombrain, " Oological Notes and further 

 description of a new Fruit-Pigeon " [Ptilopus minutus] by 

 Mr. A. G. Campbell, " Domestic Wild-Cats v. Native Birds " 

 by the same author, and minor contributions by Dr. Cleland, 

 Mr. Mattingley, and Mr. A. G. Campbell. The Editors 

 note the occurrence of a Wagtail in Queensland, for which 

 Mr. A. J. North proposes the name Motacilla barnardi. 



110. Finsch on the Ornis of Java. 



[Zur Erforschungsgeschichte der Ornis Javas. Von Dr. O. Finsch . 

 J'.f.O., April 1906.] 



No one knows the birds of Java and their history better 

 than Dr. Finsch, formerly of the Leyden Museum, now of 

 Brunswick, and we are glad to hear what he has to say on 

 the subject. In this essay he describes all the ornithological 

 work done in Java from the days of Baron vonWurmb,in 1779, 

 to the present time, in which Herr Bartels, the discoverer 

 of the new Owl, Syrnium bartelsi, figured in our last number, 

 is the chief worker. The parts played by Horsfield, Lesche- 

 nault, Diard, Duvaucel, Raffles, Reiuwardt, Kuhl, Salomon 

 Miiller, Van Hasselt, Schlegel, Bernstein, Wallace, Warburg, 

 Vorderman, and other well-known naturalists are carefully 

 set forth, and full references to their numerous publica- 

 tions on the subject are given in footnotes. Vorderman 

 was the author of the last catalogue of Javan birds, 

 -w herein 410 species were enumerated. Dr. Finsch tells 

 us that this number has since been increased to 430, 

 of which 77 are restricted to the island. Four of these 

 endemic forms have been deemed worthy of generic rank — 



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