514 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



■well as a good set of mammals, reptiles, and insects, all of 

 which are now, or will eventually be placed in the Museum 

 at St. Petersburg. 



Two lists are given, one of the Transcaucasian collection 

 and one of the Central Asian, but only those species are 

 treated of at length which were not obtained on previous 

 journeys. 



Two new subspecies, Turdus viscivorus sarudnyi and 

 T. pilaris sarudnyi are noticed, but they appear to have 

 been first described in the " Oruith. Monatsber." for 1912 

 (vol. XX. pp. 5-6), 



Mathews on Australian Birds. 



[The Birds of Australia. By Gregory M. Mathews. Vol. iii. parts 

 4, 5, Dec. 1913 & Mar. 1914, pp. 301-444, pis. 167-189. London. 

 (Witherby & Co.) 4to.J 



In the«e parts Mr. Mathews provides his readers Avith 

 several excellent discussions of various family and generic 

 groups ; so that, if they do not in all cases find themselves 

 able to agree with his conclusions, they will at least be glad 

 to have the debatable points thoroughly examined. In this 

 connection it may be well first to note the following sub- 

 species, which were formerly proposed, but have been sunk 

 in the present instalment of the work : — 



Gallinago australis oweni (^=^ Subspilura megald), Irediparra 

 gallinacea melvillensis, Orthorhamphus magnirostris melvil- 

 lensis, 0. m. queenslandicus, Ibis molucca alligator, Carphibis 

 spinicollis fitzroyi, Spatherodia regia stalkeri, Platibis flavipes 

 whitei, Xenorhynchus asiaticus rogersi, Ardea sumatrana 

 gilberti, Herodias alba neglecta, Notophoyx novae- holla7idi(B 

 parryi, and N. pacijica alexandra. 



On the other hand, the author proposes a new genus, 

 Subglareola, for Glareola ocularis of Verreaux, which he 

 removes from Sliarpe's Galactochrysea. 



The next important point, and one about which there has 

 been much dispute, is that he now, for the sake of uni- 

 formity, accepts Brissoii's genera, following the ruling of the 

 last Internationf^l Zoological Congress, 



