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of birds, the authors have plumped for the latter, and have provided a 
comprehensive guide which will surely meet their declared aim of helping 
to increase interest in and protection of these magnificent birds. It 
will delight a great many and deserves to succeed. 
Youssif Bak.hr and Michael Gallagher 
HOLZINGER, J. (ed.) (1988): Kartierung mediterraner Brutvbgel 1. 28 
pages, 8 illustrations D M 10. Obtainable from the Editor, Auf der 
Schanz 23/2, 7140 Ludwigsburg, FRG." 
This new periodical publication will be a place to publish faunistical 
analyses from the Mediterranean area. Its editor is also editing the 
similarly produced journal " Ecology of Birds ", which includes similar 
articles although not restricted only to Mediterranean themes. This first 
issue contains five very short articles on the Greek avifauna: Jerrentrup 
found the first breeding Black-headed Gulls in Greece; Goutner speculates 
about a possible hybridisation between Lesser Crested and Sandwich Terns; 
Schmid & Reichenecker publish a checklist of breeding birds in part of the 
Pindus mountains; and Hblzinger reports on the distribution of Ring Ouzel 
and, especially, the vertical distribution of the Rock Partridge in 
Greece, both papers containing grid maps. More comprehensive 
contributions on Greek and Yugoslavian breeding birds are announced for 
future issues. Only Goutner' s article is published in English and is the 
only one by a Greek author. I feel that it would be of much more interest 
for ornithologists working in the Mediterranean to publish future articles 
in English, or at least in a major Mediterranean language, as I fear that 
very few Greek ornithologists read German. 
T. Salathe 
NEWS AND INFORMATION (compiled by Simon Albrecht) 
The object of this section is to inform our readers about events in the 
OSME region. It is not intended as a definitive report or write-up of the 
projects concerned, and consequently only those organisations directly 
involved are mentioned in the text. Most of the projects are sponsored by 
various agencies whose support is appreciated but this is generally not 
the place for them to be acknowledged by name. 
OSME at ICBP European Section Conference: 15-20 May 1989 
The International Council for Bird Preservation (ICBP) is holding its 
European section conference in Adana, Turkey, during 15-20 May 1989. The 
development of bird conservation in Turkey is critical from both European 
and Middle Eastern perspectives. The Adana conference will doubtless 
focus attention on many bird and conservation problems in the area. OSME 
