Recently published Ornith ological Works . 695 
included in the paper, which only deals with those new to 
the fauna of the island. The correct identification of 
Phylloscopus borea'is is referred to both on p. 73 and p. 114. 
Mr. Clarke also reports on an example of BriinniclTs 
Guillemot picked up at Craigielaw Point, E. Lothian, in 
December 1908 ; and in the July number Mr. F. W. Smalley 
discusses at length the seasonal changes of plumage in the 
Great Northern Diver, which he illustrates by a plate 
shewing the various features at different seasons. In the 
“ Zoological Notes ” we are informed that Prof. J. Arthur 
Thomson is to direct an enquiry on migration at Aberdeen, 
the method being that of putting a ring on the bird’s leg. 
82. 1 Annals of the Transvaal Museum 
[Annals of the Transvaal Museum, vol. i. Pretoria. No. 1, April, 1908; 
No. 2 , Aug. 1908; No. 3, Jan. 1909.] 
The energetic officials of the Transvaal Museum at 
Pretoria have established a new zoological periodical, as will 
be seen by the heading, and have already issued three 
numbers of it. The first of these commences with “ a short 
history ” of the Museum prepared by Dr. J. W. H. Gunning, 
the Director, and illustrated by photographic plates of some 
of the cases and specimens. The Museum was first 
established in 1892, on the initiative of the State-Secretary 
of the (then) Republic, and has continued to prosper, in spite 
of some adverse circumstances, ever since. Dr. Gunning 
was appointed Director in 1896. The collection of birds 
(mostly admirably mounted by Mr. L. T. Griffin, now 
Taxidermist of the Auckland Museum, New Zealand, as the 
writer can testify from personal inspection) numbers up¬ 
wards of 1,000 specimens besides some 3,700 skins, and 
well illustrates the Transvaal Avifauna. 
In the first and second numbers of the new periodical 
there are no papers on birds. In the third number 
Dr. Gunning characterizes Anthreptes reichenowii (sp. nov.) 
from Beira, Hemipteryx minuta (sp. nov.) from the North - 
central Transvaal, and Cossypha haagneri (sp. nov.) from West 
