146 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



alliance and proceeds to the Woodcocks and Snipes. The 

 illustrations are even better than usual, and the quotations 

 from various writers with regard to the habits of the birds 

 are full and well chosen. Perhaps the point of greatest 

 interest is the discussion of the genera, for after full con- 

 sideration the author thinks it advisable to propose no 

 fewer than nine that are new for the Snipes and Woodcocks 

 alone, as follows : — 



Ditelmias for the species hardwicki Gray = australis pre- 

 Parascolopax „ „ saturata. [occupied. 



Chubbia ,, 



Homoscolopax ,, 

 Neospilura „ 

 Macro dura ,, 

 Odurella „ 



Eugallinago „ 

 Subspilura ,, 

 In the Sandpiper group 



stricklandi. 

 imperialis. 

 so lit aria, 

 nobilis. 

 brasiliensis . 

 macrodactyla. 

 megala. 

 he has : — 



Anteliotringa for the species tenuirostris Horsf. { = crassi- 



rostris auctt.), 

 Neopisobia subg. n. „ damacensis ( = subminuta 



auctt.) , 

 and a new subspecies " rogersi " for the eastern form of the 

 Knot. 



The following names are accepted for other eastern 

 forms : — 



Heteroscelus incanus brevipes (only one trustworthy 

 Australian record of the western form), 



Actitis hypoleucus aurita (Latham, ex Watling drawings) 

 the figure having been referred by error to Tringa acuminata. 

 Xenus \_Terekia] cinereus javanicus. 

 Glottis nebularius glottoides. 

 Rhyacophilus glareola affinis. 

 Arenaria \_Calidris~\ leucophfiea tridactyla. 

 Limicola falcinellus sibirica (first recorded by the author.) 

 Erolia ferruginea chinensis. 

 Pisobia minuta ruficollis. 



