Recently published Ornithological Works. 741 
volume. The plates have been drawn by Mr. L. A. Fuertes, 
an accomplished artist well known in America, and are 
f4 full of life,” but in some instances, we think, a little 
over-coloured. 
The last history of the birds of the State of New York 
was that of De Kay, published more than sixty years ago, 
and it was therefore quite time that a new treatise on the 
subject should be undertaken, especially as during this long 
interval upwards of 100 species have been added to the List 
of those met with in the State. 
The nomenclature and arrangement followed in the 
present work are those of the well-known American 4 Check¬ 
list’: so that, beginning with the lowest forms, we are 
carried on as far as the Pigeons, leaving the mighty army of 
Passeres for the second volume. 
85. 4 The Emu.’ 
[The Emu. A Quarterly Magazine to popularize the Study and Pro¬ 
tection of Native Birds. Yol. ix. pts. 2-4, Oct. 1909-April 1910.] 
The October number commences with two lists of Birds 
by Mr. G. M. Mathews: one from North-west Australia in 
continuation of a former instalment, the other from the 
Alexandra District, which is supplementary to that given in 
4 The Ibis’ for 1907 (p. 387). They contain short notes 
from the collectors Rogers and Stalker on the colours of 
the soft parts and the birds’ food. Mr.C. G. Gibson follows 
with an article on the species found between Kalgoorlie and 
the South Australian Border; Mr. R. Hall with notes on 
Murray River Ducks and on variation in Trichoglossus novae - 
hollandiae; Mr. A. F. Crossman on birds seen at Cumminin 
Station, W.A.; and Mr. Mathews on additions to his 4 Hand¬ 
list to the Birds of Australasia.’ We do not find much of 
very general interest in these papers, though they will 
doubtless prove useful to workers in the special districts; 
but Miss Fletcher’s 4 Bird Notes from Cleveland, Tasmania’ 
(pt. ii.), deal in a graphic manner with the habits of some 
of the rarer species of that country, while Mr. D, Le Souef 
