'Recently published Ornithological Works. 343 



M. Vaucher, in a letter addressed to Sig. Ghidini, who 

 originally procured the examples examined by Reichenow, 

 criticizes the grounds on which the species was based ; but 

 subsequently on other characters, chiefly of measurement, 

 concludes that the Partridges of Valsolda, in the basin of the 

 Ceresio, a neighbouring valley, may perhaps be distinguish- 

 able; and he therefore admits Caccabis saxatilis hiedermanni 

 as a distinct subspecies inhabiting the valleys on the Italian 

 slopes of the Alps. 



Annals of the Cyprus Nat. Hist. Soc. 



[Annals of the Cyprus Natural History Society. Number iv. 1912-13. 

 Nicosia, Cyprus, 1913.] 



It is to be hoped that this young society may be able to 

 survive the loss of its founder, Mr. J. A. S. Bucknill, who 

 has left Cyprus for Hongkong, where he now occupies the 

 post of Attorney-General ; but the present instalment of 

 the journal, though covering two years, is rather thin. It 

 is mostly taken up with observations and records on the 

 birds during the years 1912 and 1913, made by Messrs, F. 

 E/. S. Baxendale and C. B. Horsbrugh, who have added a 

 considerable number of records to the Cyprus list, such as 

 Buteo ferox and Aquila pomerina ; while the Blue Rock- 

 Thrush and the Palestine Warbler {Sylvia melanothorax) have 

 been found nesting on the island for the first time. 



Bird Notes. 



[Bird Notes, The Journal of the Foreign Bird Club. Edited by 

 Wesley T. Page. Vol. iv. for 1913.] 



Most of the articles in this Journal are of special interest 

 to aviculturists, and consist of practical directions for keeping 

 and breeding birds in aviaries ; there are also many useful 

 hints for the planning and construction of the aviaries them- 

 selves. 



Another interesting feature is a series of beautiful 

 coloured plates by Goodchild. These include in the present 

 volume Zosterops palpebrosa, Irena turcosa, Psittacus incertus, 

 Pytelia melba and P. afra, and Miiscicapa farva. There are 



