206 Recently published Ornithological Works. 
9. Cowan on some Birds of New Zealand. 
[Notes on some South Island Birds and Maori Associations connected 
therewith. By J. Cowan. Trans. New Zealand Inst. 1905, vol. xxxviii. 
p. 387. | 
Mr. Cowan, who is evidently an authority on Maorian 
folklore, gives us an account of the information on certain 
birds in the extreme south of the South Island obtained 
from some of the very few well-instructed natives “ that 
have survived to these days.” These stories relate to the 
Notornis (called by the natives Zakahea), now nearly, if 
not quite, extinct, but formerly, it appears, very plentiful, 
the Roa or Apteryx, the migratory Cuckoo (Hudynamys 
taitensis), the Bell-bird, the Mutton-bird, and others, and 
are well worthy of record. 
10. Dubois on Ornithological Occurrences in Belgium. 
[Nouvelles observations sur la Faune ornithologique de Belgique. Par 
le Dr. Alph. Dubois. | 
Dr. Dubois gives us notes on the occurrences of rare birds 
in Belginm—Hierofalco candicans, Turdus obscurus, T. atri- 
gularis, Dryocopus martius, &c.,—in continuation of former 
communications on the same subject (cf. ‘ Ornis,’ ix. p. 127). 
11. Foerster and Rothschild on Two new Paradise-Birds. 
(Two new Birds of Paradise. By Prof. F. Foerster and the Hon. 
Walter Rothschild, Ph.D. Issued October 1st, 1906, at the Zoological 
Museum, Tring. Price 6d. 3 pp. 8vo.] 
?? were discovered in 
These two “ most remarkable birds 
the mountains of German New Guinea by the “ veteran 
collector Wahnes,” from whom particulars as to the locality 
and altitude are expected. 
Astrapia rothschildi Foerster is nearest to A. nigra, and 
Parotia wahnesi Rothschild to P. helene, but both are 
apparently quite distinct. The specimens were exhibited at 
a meeting of the B.O.C. on the 17th of October last (see 
Bull. 6.000. xix pays 
