ORNITHOLOGY. 57 



sur 1'Habitat on 1' Apparition des Oiseaux dc cctte ile soit 

 dans le reste de 1'Europe, soit dans le nord de FAfrique, 

 par Alfred Malherbe. Metz, 1843. 24.2 pp. 8vo. 



Sicily, situate between the continents of Europe and Africa, is fortunately 

 placed for the ornithologist, presenting, as it does, the birds of each quarter. 

 The author, officially a jurist, but well skilled in ornithology, by this Fauna fills 

 up a great gap in our knowledge of the geographic distribution of birds. The 

 work is elaborated with much industry and apt experience, and acquires still 

 further interest from its constantly referring to the Fauna of the adjacent 

 countries. The aiithor enumerates 318 species in Sicily, of which, however, 

 35 are doubtful. 



To these contributions to the knowledge of the geographical distribution of 

 the birds along the Mediterranean Basin, are to be added two others : 

 Driunmoud, ' Catalogue of the Birds found in Corfu and the other Ionian 

 Islands, and on the Coast of Albania,' with remarks by Strickland. (Ann. of 

 Xat. Hist, xii, p. 412.) 



Drummoud was collecting for four years, and obtained 200 sp., of which 

 157 are common with England. With regard to this, however, it must be 

 remarked, that the physiognomy of these two Faunas differs much more 

 widely than this number would lead us to suppose, because many of the species 

 extremely common in the Ionian Islands, such, for instance, as Catliartes 

 I ' -i-i-i/vpterus, Falco ritfyes, Glareola torqitata, &c. occur but rarely and acci- 

 dentally, in England. The same author has given a list of the birds observed 

 during a two months' residence (from the 27th of April to the 18th of June, 

 1843) in the Island of Crete, which is also accompanied with remarks by 

 Strickland. (Ann. xii, p. 423.) 105 species are enumerated, 81 of -which 

 also are English. They all occurred also in the Ionian Islands, except Accentor 

 (tlpii/us, A/ithus Richardi, Fringilla cisalpina, and Platelea leucorodia. 



As contributions to other portions of the Ornithological Fauna of Europe, 

 have appeared, H. Bouteille, ' Oruithologie du Dauphrne,' Grenoble, 1843. 

 E. Canivet, ' Catalogue des Oiseaux du Departemeut de la Mauche,' 1843. 

 ' Die Vogel Sirmiens,' by Ch. L. Laudbcck. (Isis, 1843, pp. 2, and 83.) 

 Very rich in accurate observations by the author, and 278 species are enu- 

 merated in it, among which, however, 10 are doubtful, ' The Irish Birds,' 

 by W. Thompson. (Ann, of Nat. Hist, xi, p. 283 ; xii, p. 31.) A con- 

 tinuation of the previously commenced work ; the present portions contain 

 the Pigeons and the commencement of the Gallinaceous Birds. 'List of, 

 and Remarks upon, the Birds occurring in Norway,' by H. Rasch. (Nyt 

 Magaz. fur Naturvideuskaberue. Christiauia, i, p. 356.) The names of the 

 species are given in the ' Isis.' Norway numbers 218 sp., and Christiauia 194, 

 Sweden (according to Nilsson), 269. ' Skandinaviska Foglar,' af M. Korner. 

 9 Hai'tet. Stockh. 1843. Braudl , 'List of the Skins of Mammals and 



