392 Recently published Ornithological Works. 
Mr. Mathews has been able to distinguish a new subspecies 
of Lopholcemus ( L. antarcticus minor), smaller and with 
narrower tail-band, while he is careful to notice, under the 
locality of each type specimen, when that locality appears to 
be erroneous. He hardly approves of the separation of 
Leucotreron from Ptilinopus on account of the non-bifur- 
cated breast-feathers, and refuses to keep Lamprotreron 
apart from the last-mentioned geuus. 
Perhaps we may suggest to the author that, where so 
many pages are likely to be partly blank, he might fill them 
by giving full details of the breeding of the various species. 
This is done in some cases; but in the majority references 
are given to CampbelPs work on Australian Eggs, and in 
these cases quotations would be much more acceptable. 
50. Mathews ’ proposed Alterations in Nomenclature. 
[On some necessary Alterations in the Names of Birds. By Gregory 
M. Mathews. Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 492.] 
Mr. Mathews has prepared an account of the alterations of 
scientific names which require to be made in his 4 Hand-list of 
the Birds of Australia 9 (Emu, vol. vii. pt. 3, Suppl.) in order 
to bring it into accord with “ a rigid observance of the ‘ law 
of priority/ 99 The proposed alterations are numerous, and 
fill some twelve closely printed pages. It might be objected 
that there are no means of enforcing these alterations, but 
it is, at all events, satisfactory to learn what our friends 
the “ Ultra-prioritarians 99 require, and we can then make up 
our minds whether to follow them or not. Here, at least, we 
have their demauds clearly stated, so far as they affect the 
names in the Australian List. 
51. Moulton on the Sarawak Museum. 
[Eighth Report on the Sarawak Museum, 1908-9. By J. 0. Moulton 
(Curator).] 
It is satisfactory to know that the Museum established by 
the late Rajah Brooke at Kuching in 1891 is making good 
progress under its new Curator, Mr. Moulton, who suc¬ 
ceeded Mr. J. Hewitt in 1899. Insects appear to be its 
