698 Recently published Ornithological Works. 
described with more particularity than hitherto, and illustrated 
by a plate (August). Such cases must always be interesting 
as throwing light on Darwin* s theory of sexual selection. 
We have also (in May and July) the continuation of 
Mr. D. Seth-Smith*s notes on his journeyings in Australia; 
he visited Fern-tree Gully in search of Lyre-birds, where 
he observed also other interesting species ; he afterwards 
proceeded to Melbourne and Sydney and inspected the 
Zoological Gardens at the latter place. In the April 
number Mr. A. Trevor-Battye has a valuable article on his 
captive Great Bustards, their habits, food, and so forth ; in 
June Mr. B. B. Horsbrugh writes on the “ Birds of a Bloem¬ 
fontein Garden”; and in July Messrs. Seth-Smith and 
F. Finn begin a series of papers on aviculture at the 
Zoological Gardens, which Mr. Finn continues in August. 
From such papers aviculturists who are not members of the 
Zoological Society will be able to mark the progress at the 
Gardens and to note the nidification of various species. 
In July also Mr. J. L. Bonhote gives his experiences of 
three months* stay in winter at the Giza Zoological Gardens. 
Articles are furnished on many separate species: by 
Messrs. H. D. Astley ( Turdus fuscescens and T. pallasi, col. 
pi.); T. H. Newman ( Phlogoenas crinigera , coloured and black 
pis.) ; G. A. Perreau and W. E. Teschemaker ( Passer cinna- 
momeus) ; W. E. Teschemaker (, Sycalis pelzelni) ; R. Phillipps 
( Rubigula dispar, with a description of the egg, and Monticola 
saxatilis) ; N. F. Cockell ( Perdicula asiatica , bred in Cal¬ 
cutta) ; C. Ingram (JJragus sanguinolentus ); C. B. Smith 
( Lagopus lagopus) ; A. G. Butler ( Erythrura prasina) ; D. 
Dewar (Terpsiphone paradisi) ; and E. W. Harper ( Stoparola 
melanops, col. pi.). Mr. Astley has also a paper on the 
breeding of Porphyrocephalus spurius and a hybrid Stanley- 
Rosella Parakeet; and Mr. Finn supplies some notes on 
Indian Birds. 
85. f The Condor. 3 
[The Condor, a Magazine of Western Ornithology. Yol. xi. Nos. 1, 2, 
3, 4 (California).] 
‘ The Condor* does not always reach us quite regularly. 
