69G Recently published Ornithological Works. 
Pongolanrt, while Mr. Haagner gives descriptions of two 
new Flycatchers from Portuguese South-east Africa—which 
he names Batis sheppardi (sp. nov.) and Sheppardia gunningi 
(gen. et sp. nov.). 
83. ' The Auk .’ 
[The Auk. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. Vol. xxvi. Nos. 1, 2 
(January and April, 1909).] 
In No. 1 Mr. C. W. Richmond provides an impor¬ 
tant paper, namely the first part of ee A Reprint of the 
Ornithological Writings of C. S. Rafinesque.” As this 
author’s pamphlets and papers are of great rarity, Mr. 
Richmond is doing a great service to Ornithology in re¬ 
producing them. He gives us on this occasion the bird 
portion of the f Analyse ’ (1815), viz. pp. 61-72 and the 
additional matter. It will be seen that no less than 21 
generic names are considered “citable in nomenclature” 
by the author, though opinions may differ on this point. 
Mr. R. M. Anderson gives us an account of the nesting 
of Bombycilia garrula and Dendroeca striata at Fort Smith 
on the Slave River (pp. 10, 80); Mr. A. Brooks writes 
shortly on the Birds of Okanagan, British Columbia, and adds 
three species to the Canadian list, Otus flammeula idahoensis, 
Aeronautes melanoleucos , and Oroscoptes montanus ; Mr. C. 
Sheldon furnishes a list of species observed on a hunting 
expedition to the Upper Toklat River, Alaska, of which 
Heteractitis incana is the most interesting ; Mr. S. G. 
Jewett writes on some Birds of Baker Co., Oregon ; Mr. G. 
Eifrig on the Winter Birds of New Ontario ; Messrs. 
J. A. Weber and N. A. Wood on various Rails in New York 
City and Michigan ; Mr. W. Palmer on “ Instinctive Still¬ 
ness in Birds 99 and Mr. Townshend on the House-Sparrow 
(pp. 13, 78). Mr. L. T. Cole cites an old letter of 1750 on 
the destruction of birds at Niagara Falls. 
In No. 2 Dr. C. W. Townsend has an article on the 
position of birds’ feet in flight, including many observations 
of his own ; he comes to the conclusion that in full flight 
the feet are extended behind, except in the Passeres and 
