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and ITlli October (Lake Chrissie) as the earliest dates 

 on which he saw the European Swallow. This seems to 

 the reviewer an exti^aordinarily ear]y date. Might not the 

 author have confused the African White-throated S>\al- 

 low with the European species (which it closely resem- 

 bles), more especially as he remarks " these birds struck 

 me as being very pale on the chin and forehead " ? It 

 would be interesting to know whether ]Mr. Riviere 

 handleO any specimens. 



"The Principal Species of Birds protected hjj Laiv in 

 Egypt/' By Capt. S. S. Flower, F.L.S., F.Z.S., 

 M.B.O.U., Director Zoological Service, Egyptian 

 Government, and Mr. J. Nicoll, F.Z.S., ]\[ B.O.U., 

 Asst. Director Zoological Service, Egyptian Govern- 

 ment. (Cairo Government Press, 1918). 



This admirabh' got up little brochure is published by 

 the Ministry of Agriculture and only shows one side 

 of Capt. Flower's many activities. Law No. 9 of 1917 

 was promulgated prohibiting the destruction of certain 

 insectivorous birds, which are useful to agriculture, and 

 to aid the layman, agriculturist, sportsman and others 

 this booklet was published. The scientific. English, 

 French and Egyptian names are given, with short de- 

 scriptions, measurements and coloured plates of the 

 species. A similar pamphlet issued by our own Agricul- 

 tural L'epartment would fill a much-felt want 



Oort. E. D. Van. Ornithologia ycerlandica. De Yoqels 

 van. Nederland. The Hague, 1918, Parts 1 and 2 Avith 

 excellent lithographs in colours, folio. Gld. 25. 



This work is written by the well-known Director of 

 the State Museum of Natural History at Leydcn, and 

 will be issued in 40 parts containing 400 coloured plates. 

 I^he price of each part is for subscribers, Gld. 12.50. Each 

 year 4 or 5 parts will be issued. The woik will be 

 divided into 5 volumes ; the text is in the Dutch language. 

 It will be the standard work on Dutch Birds and will 



