. British birds. Birds. RLVEW5. Der Zug des Steppenhuhnes, Syrrhaptesparadoxus (Pall.), nach dem Westen, 1908. Von V. Ritter von Tschusi zu Schmid- hoffen, 1909 (pp. 1-41). Ritter von Tschusi's pamphlet on the Westward Migration of Pallas's Sand Grouse in 1908, which originally appeared in the "Verh. und Mitteil d. Siebenbiirg. Vereins fur Natur- wissenschaften," Bd. LVIII. (1908), now lies before us. Besides giving references to the literature of this latest movement, and a detailed account of the recorded appearances arranged under the various countries, he also contributes a chron
. British birds. Birds. RLVEW5. Der Zug des Steppenhuhnes, Syrrhaptesparadoxus (Pall.), nach dem Westen, 1908. Von V. Ritter von Tschusi zu Schmid- hoffen, 1909 (pp. 1-41). Ritter von Tschusi's pamphlet on the Westward Migration of Pallas's Sand Grouse in 1908, which originally appeared in the "Verh. und Mitteil d. Siebenbiirg. Vereins fur Natur- wissenschaften," Bd. LVIII. (1908), now lies before us. Besides giving references to the literature of this latest movement, and a detailed account of the recorded appearances arranged under the various countries, he also contributes a chronological record of the invasion. Another interesting feature of this most useful paper is the series of notes (also in chronological order) of the lesser movements and casual occurrences of this species in Europe in addition to the three great invasions of 1863-4, 1888-9 and 1908. Previous writers on this subject have concentrated their efforts on the more general move- ments, to the neglect of this interesting branch of study. We think, however, that the list given on pp. 8-13 and 35-36 might be rendered more complete by the inclusion of the following records, which appear to have been overlooked. [1860. H. Saunders {Tarrell, IV Eel., III., p. 33; cf. Neuer Naumann, VII., p. 31) states that one was obtained at Sarepta in this year.] 1872. A flock of four seen near Girvan, Ayrshire, on June 25th, and one bird on June 29th (R. Gray, Ibis, 1872, p. 335). 1875. A flock of six met with and two obtained by Baron Tiezenhausen in winter near Lenkoran (G. Radde, Ornis Caucasica, p. 335). 1876. About 15 or 20 seen on May 27th, by E. J. Boult (T. Southwell, Birds of Norfolk, III., Appendix, p. 392) at Winterton, Norfolk. Three seen on the sands near Teesmouth, Yorkshire, at the latter end of August, by T. H. Nelson {Birds of Yorkshire II., p. 499). A male and female shot near Kilcock, co. Kildare, Ireland, on October 4th, recorded by W. N. Coates (Field, October 14th ; Yarrell, IV Ed. II
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