198 Recently published Ornithological Works. 
XI .—Notices of recent Ornithological Publications. 
1. Andrews on the Skeleton of Phororhacos. 
[On the Extinct Birds of Patagonia.—I. The Skull and Skeleton of 
Phororhacos inflatus Anieghino. By C. W. Andrews, B.Sc., F.Z.S. 
Trans. Zool. Soc. xv. p \ 55-86, pis. xiv.-xvii.] 
Here we have at last an excellent description of the 
remains of the extinct Patagonian wonder, Phororhacos 
inflatus , with good illustrations of what is known of its 
osseous structure, taken from the original specimens of 
Senor Ameghino, now in the British Museum. As 
Mr. Andrews tells us, this bird presents a most extra¬ 
ordinary combination of characters to which no close parallel 
can be found amongst recent forms.^ A summary of 
opinions as to its relationships has already been given to us 
by the same author in this Journal (Ibis, 1896, p. 12). 
2. Annals of Scottish Natural History. 
[The Annals of Scottish Natural History. A Quarterly Magazine, 
with which is incorporated ‘The Scottish Naturalist.’ No. 31, July 1899, 
and No. 32, October 1899.] 
We are glad to learn from our colleague, Mr. T. G. 
Laidlaw, that increasing interest appears to be felt in the 
movements and occurrences of birds in Scotland, to judge 
from the schedules returned ; his valuable report for 1898 is 
to be found on pp. f40-158. Under the heading " Obstacles 
to the Protection of Birds'* Eggs in Scotland ” are printed 
specimens from many letters addressed as recently as 1898 
and 1899 to ornithologists and lighthouse-keepers, in which 
the writer—whose name is given—asks (c in exchange ” for 
“full separate clutches taken only in Great Britain, Ireland, 
or Faroe, with satisfactory data ” of eggs, among which may 
be noted, “ Eagles (both), Osprey, Kite, Honey-Buzzard, 
Harriers (all three), Dotterel, Greenshank, Buff, Roseate 
Tern, Great Skua; not to mention eggs of some species 
covered by the game-laws. Inter alia the writer says he 
“ can spare many good clutches of Choughs (Irish ).” We 
are sorry to learn that Ospreys have been destroyed in the 
