J 04 Avea. 
XVII. Aves. 
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Houbara macqueenii synonymy, de- 
scription and plate, Baker, Bombay J. 
Nat. Hist. Soc. 21 p. 325 pis. vi & A ; 
description and habits in Palestine, 
Aharoni. Ornith. Jalirb. 23 p. 1. 
Eupodotis edicardsi, synonymy descrip- 
tion and plate, Baker, Bombay J. Nat. 
Hist. Soc. 21 p. 304 pi. v. — Choriotia 
australis derby i subsp. n. N.W. 
Australia, Matiiews, Nov. Zool. 18 p. 
226. 
ORDER GRUIFORMES. 
[Bar cog er anus] Grua leucogeranus, 
Ueberwintern im ostl. Transkaukasien 
(Russ.), Karamzin, Mess, ornith. 3 p. 
304. 
[Antigone] Alatheicsia rubicunda ar- 
gentea subsp. n. N.W. Australia, 
Mathews, Nov. Zool. 18 p. 227. — 
Antigone v. Matlieicaia, discussion of 
correct generic name, Brasil & 
Iredale, Austr Av. Rec. 1 p. 122. 
Balearica regulorum gibbericepa, egg 
from British E. Africa noticed, Jourdain, 
Bull. B. 0. 0. 31 p. 24. 
Cariama erislata, nesting in cap- 
tivity, Seth-Smitii, P. Z. S. 1912 p. 557 
pi. Ixix ; Chauna salvadorii nom. n. 
pro. G. eri8tata Swains (nec Linn.) of 
the Argentine, Brabourne & Chubb, 
Bds. of S. America 1 p. 53. 
ORDER ARDEIFORMES. 
Ibia molucca alligator subsp. n. N. 
Terr. Australia, Mathews, Nov. Zool. 18 
p. 227. 
Oreoibis gen. n., akleyoimm sp. n. 
Mt. Kenia B. E. Afr. Chapman, Bull. 
Amer. Mus. N.H. 31 1912 p. 235 pis. 
xxxiii & xxiv. 
Cai'phibis spinicollis fitzroi subsp. n* 
N.W. Australia, Mathews, Nov. Zool- 
18 p. 228. 
Comatibis eremita, former occurrence 
in Switzerland, Schneider, Miilhausen, 
Bull. Soc. ind. 82 p. 341 1 Taf. ; Geron- 
tieu8 eremita , former occurrence in 
Central Europe, Lauterborn, Zool. 
Jahrb. Jena Suppl. 15 Bd 1 1912 p. 537. 
— 0. eremita, rediscovered in Algeria, 
Rothschild & IIartert, Nov. Zool. 18 
p. 540. 
Theriaticus cupreipennis sp. n., 
Kamerun and the other species of the 
genus noticed, Reioiienow, Ornith. 
Monatsb. 11 1903 p. 134. 
Plegadis guarauna, winter and 
juvenal plumages described, Grant, Ibis 
1912 p. 276. 
Platalea leucorodia, in Suffolk, Tuck, 
Brit. Birds 6 p. 67. — P. regia atalkeri, 
and P. Jlavipea whitei, N. Terr. Australia 
subspp. n.. Mathews, Nov. Zool. 18 
p. 229. 
Ciconia ciconia, a list of examples 
ringed at Rossiten in Prussia and re- 
captured in Africa, Thienemann, Botani- 
sches Jahrb. Leipzig 46 1912 Beiblatt 
p. 105 ; movements in S. Africa, 
Haagner, Aquila 19 p. 16, wintering in 
S. Africa, Godfrey ibid. p. 19. — C. 
nigra im dor Mark, Kitzler, Mark 
Berlin 9 p. 76. 
Xenorhynchu8 asiaticus rogersi subsp. 
n. N. W. Australia, Mathews, Nov. 
Zool. 18 p. 229. 
Leptoptilua crumeniferua , position of 
head in flight, Jackson, J. E. Afr. and 
Uganda N. H. Soc. 2 p. 132. 
Bulaenicepa rex, structure, history, 
habits etc., Sciiouteden, Rev. Zool. 
Afr. 1 p. 347 ; now example in tho 
Zoological Gardens of London, Solater, 
Ibis 1912 p. 686 1 fig. 
Ardea cinerea, the development of 
the bill in the embryo and young bird, 
Susiikin, P. Z. S. 1912 p. 125 pi. xiii ; 
occurrence in Denmark, past and 
present distribution, WeibOll, Ornith. 
Tids. 6 p. 80. —A . sumatrana matheuaae 
N. Queensl., A. s. gilberti N.W. Aus- 
tralia subspp. n., Mathews, Nov. Zool. 
18 p. 230.— A. herodias, revision of 
subspecies p. 531, A. h. adoxa Curasao 
p. 544, A. h. hyperonca California 
p. 550, A. h. oligista San Clemente 
lsl. California p. 553, subspp. n., 
Oberiiolser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. 43. — 
A. herodias aancti-lucae subsp. n. 
Lower California, Thayer & Bangs, 
Proc. N. England Zool. Cl. 4 p. 83. 
[Herodias] Egretta alba neglecta 
subsp. n. N.W. Australia, Mathews, 
Nov. Zool. 18 p. 230. —H. egretta, 
figured in colour, Pearson, Bird Lore 
14 p. 62. 
Notophoyx novaehollandiae parryi 
N.W. Australia, N. pacifica alexandrae 
N. Terr. Australia, subspp. n., Mathews, 
Nov. Zool. 18 p. 231. 
Lcueophoyx candidissima breeding 
in captivity, Menegaux, Rev. Fr. d’Orn. 
