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Der Zug des Steppenhuhnes, Syrrhaptes paradoxus (Pall.), nach 

 dem Westen, 1908. Von V. Ritter von Tschusi zu Schmid- 

 hoffen, 1909 (pp. 1-41). 



Ritter von Tschusi's pamphlet on the Westward Migration 

 of Pallas's Sand Grouse in 1908, which originally appeared in 

 the "Verh. und Mitteil d. Siebenbiirg. Vereins fur Natur- 

 wissenschaften," Bd. LVIII. (1908), now lies before us. Besides 

 giving references to the literature of this latest movement, 

 and a detailed account of the recorded appearances arranged 

 under the various countries, he also contributes a chronological 

 record of the invasion. Another interesting feature of this 

 most useful paper is the series of notes (also in chronological 

 order) of the lesser movements and casual occurrences of this 

 species in Europe in addition to the three great invasions of 

 1863-4, 1888-9 and 1908. Previous writers on this subject 

 have concentrated their efforts on the more general move- 

 ments, to the neglect of this interesting branch of study. 

 We think, however, that the list given on pp. 8-13 and 35-36 

 might be rendered more complete by the inclusion of the 

 following records, which appear to have been overlooked. 

 [1860. H. Saunders {Tarrell, IV Eel., III., p. 33; cf. Neuer 



Naumann, VII., p. 31) states that one was obtained at 



Sarepta in this year.] 



1872. A flock of four seen near Girvan, Ayrshire, on June 

 25th, and one bird on June 29th (R. Gray, Ibis, 1872, 

 p. 335). 



1875. A flock of six met with and two obtained by Baron 

 Tiezenhausen in winter near Lenkoran (G. Radde, Ornis 

 Caucasica, p. 335). 



1876. About 15 or 20 seen on May 27th, by E. J. Boult 

 (T. Southwell, Birds of Norfolk, III., Appendix, p. 392) 

 at Winterton, Norfolk. Three seen on the sands near 

 Teesmouth, Yorkshire, at the latter end of August, by 

 T. H. Nelson {Birds of Yorkshire II., p. 499). A male 

 and female shot near Kilcock, co. Kildare, Ireland, on 

 October 4th, recorded by W. N. Coates (Field, October 

 14th ; Yarrell, IV Ed. III., p. 38). 



1878. Two specimens obtained near Lenkoran by A. 

 Maximovicz (Radde, Ornis Caucasica, p. 335). 



