Recently published Ornithological Works. 325 



1912, p. 642). But we have little doubt that as the 

 opening of Formosa by the Japanese goes on, further dis- 

 coveries will be made. In the present list twenty-one 

 additional species, not hitherto recorded from the island, 

 are noted, bringing the total number to 290. 



' Ardea* a new Ornithological Journal. 



[Ardea. Tijdsclirift der Nederlandsclie Ornithologische Vereeuiging. 

 Vol. i. Parts 1 & 2. Leiden, 1912.] ' 



We have been favoured with copies of the first two parts 

 of a new ornithological journal, called hj the not inappro- 

 priate name of 'Ardea/ and published by Brill of Leyden. 

 It is the organ of the Netherlands Ornithological Union, and 

 is under the editorship of Dr. de Beaufort, Mr. Van Pelt 

 Lechner, and Dr. Van Oort. The language used is what 

 we commonly and perversely in England call " Dutch," but 

 is easily understood by those who can read German and 

 English. 



We need hardly say that we look upon the establishment 

 of this journal with much satisfaction, as likely to extend the 

 knowledge of our special subject, and we wish it every sort 

 of success. Most of the articles in the present numbers 

 deal with questions of local interest. 



Austral Avian Record. 



[The Austral Avian Record. A scientific journal devoted primarily 

 to the study of the Australian Avifauna. Vol. i. nos. 1-5, 1912,] 



This new ornithological journal has been recently issued 

 in connexion with the Austral Avian Museum, Watford, 

 Herts, by Mr. Gregory M. Mathews, who is not only 

 editor but also the writer of the greater part of the contents 

 of these five numbers, although it is not until the third 

 number is reached that he claims the authorship of the 

 matter in the first two. 



The first number contains a review of the Australian 

 Cuckoos, chiefly from anomenclatural point of view, and the 

 dates of issue of Learns ' Parrots ' and S. Mijller's ' Verhandl. 



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