PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 453 



1871. [Salvin, O.] [Notice of StcYcuson's ' Birds of Norfolk.'] <i&is, Sil ser., i, 1S71, 



PI). '251,'2i3"^. 

 1871. Saxby, H. L. Oruithological Notes from Sbotlimd. < ZooJofjlsi, 2(1 ser., vi, 1871, 



pp. 2533-2540. 

 1871. S:mee. a. H. [Earities seen in] Leadeiiliall Market. < ZooJoyht, 2d ser., vi, 



1871, p. 2528. 

 1871. Smee, a. H. Birds ol)served iu the Thames, »fcc., in the Winter of 1870-71. 



< Zoologist, 2d ser., vi, 1871, pp. 2604-260:.. 



1871. S-^iEE, A. H. Arrival of Migrants [at Wallington Bridge]. < Zoolo<jhi, 2d ser., 



vi, 1871, pp. 2679, 2680. 

 1871. Smith, C. Rednecked Grebe end Bittern iu Somerset. < Zoo?o/y /»/, 2d ser., vi, 



1871, p. 2563. 

 1871. SrEXCER, T. Extraordinary Flight of Birds by Night [in England]. < Zoologist, 



2d ser., vi, 1871, pp. 2846,2847. 

 1871. Stevexsox, H. Ornithological Notes from Norfolk— September to December, 



1870. < ZooJoijist, 2d ser., vi, 1871, pp. 2496-2499. 



1871. Stevexsox, H. Ornithological Notes from Norfolk— January and Fcbraaiy, 



1871. < Zoologist, 2d ser., vi, 1871, pp. 2597-2604. 



1871. Stevexsox, H. Ornithological Notes from Norfolk — March to Septeuiber, 1871. 



< Zoologist, 2d ser., vl, 1871, pp. 2828-2833. 



1871. TrCK, T. G. Oruithological Notes from Aldebnrgh, Suffolk. < Zoologist, 2d ser., 



vi, 1871, pp. 2804, 2805. 

 1871. Walkeii, F. a. Notes on the Scilly Isles. <i Zoologist, 2d ser., vi, 1871, pp. 



2839, 2844. 



1871. WniTAKEK, J. , .Jr.. Rare Birds iu Nottiughamshire. < Zoologist, 2d ser. , vi, 1871, 



pp. 2803, 2804. 

 1871-8-. Yahkei.e, W. (Ed. yacton. A.) A History of British Birds. By the late 

 William Yari:cll, V. P. L. S., F. Z. S. Fourth Edition, revised by Alfred New- 

 ton, M. A., F. R. S., etc. London: Johu Van Voorst. (Now publishiug, in 

 Parts of about 80 pages, to form 3 vols., 8vo, with about 600 illustrations.) 



The following are the dates of appearance of Parts tluis far: Part I, June 1871, pp. 1-80; 



II, Aug. 1871, pp. 81-160; III, ? pp. 161-240; IV, July 1872, pp. 241-320; V, Mar. 1873, 



pp. 321-400; VI, .July 1873, pp. 401-480; VII, Fob. 1874, pp. 481-560; VIH, Nov. 1874, pp. 5G1- 

 C46, ending Vol. I, witli temporary title-page, note, errata, and contents, pp. i-viii.— Part IX, 

 Pob. 1876, pp. 1-80; X, Kov. 1876, pp. 81-160; XI, Sept. 1877 (pp. 101, 102 to replace those 

 pages in Part X), pp. 161-238; Part SIX, Oct. 1878, pp. 239-318; no more seen. 



The publication of TaiTcU's work began July, 1837, and ended May, 1843. A second 

 edition appeared in 1845, and a third in 1856, but a few months before the author's death. 

 The 2d and 3d were substantially reprmts of the first, though with some additions and alter- 

 ations. During the thirty years the literature of the subject nearly doubled, and there was 

 a great increase in the knowledge of the subject after the third edition appeared. A new 

 edition was demanded, not only by the public at large but by those who held the earlier 

 issues; and it was the heaviest task of the editor of the foiu-th to sift the enormous mass of 

 new material at his service. The editor did not scruple to make such systematic changes as 

 he considered necessary, nor to scrutinize closely the claim of any bird to bo considered 

 British. The scientific names were retained, as given by Tarrell ; but the editor also prefixed 

 names according, as far as possible, to the Rules adopted by the British Association, hoping 

 thus to ultimately reach a more uniform nomenclature. The third edition was embellished 

 with 550 woodcuts ; the present is to contain nearly 600. 



The editor has thus liir executed his self-imposed task with the utmost care, fidelity, and 

 success; but of a work thus in process of publication a full notice must be deferred. 



1872. BlKCHALL, E. Are the Channel Islands British? <C_ Zoologist, 2d ser., vii, 1872, 



pp. 3304-3306. 



Eegrets even qualified approval of the proposal for including their productions in the 

 British Fauna. 



