Recently published Ornithological Works. 193 



of the Swedish seaboard-provinces of Gotheborg and Bohus- 

 len, from the pen of Dr. A. W. Mahn. The birds occupy 

 about 200 pages, and 229 species are included. We do not 

 quite understand why Dr. Malm has thought it necessary to 

 rename Turdus merulu " Merula linnei,'^ Cinclus aquaticus 

 " Cinclus linnei," Troglodytes europtsus " Troglodytes linnei," 

 and so forth in every case where Linnaeus's specific name 

 has been subsequently used as a generic term. Some names, 

 such as " Phyllopsneustes " and " Tarrhaleus," are obviously 

 misspelt. 



27. Rowley's 'Ornithological Miscellany,^ Parts x. to xiii. 



Since our last notice of Mr. Rowley's work, four parts have 

 been issued. On home ornithology Mr. Rowley has penned 

 articles on the following subjects : — on Saxicola cenanthe, 

 illustrated with a plate, showing the form of trap employed on 

 the South Downs for catching these birds; on Scoulton 

 Mere and the Black-headed Gull [Larus ridibundus) (several 

 plates show different views of this interesting mere) ; on 

 Flamborough Head (also illustrated by four plates, of the 

 cliffs and their inhabitants) ; on Sussex Heronries ; and on 

 Cotyle riparia, Mr. Rowley's contributions to exotic orni- 

 thology are also numerous. We have a continuation of the 

 series of articles on the Birds of the Fiji Islands, with plates 

 of Myiolestes macrorhynchus , Layard, and Pachycephala 

 torquata, Layard. Figures are also given, accompanied by 

 short accounts, of Phainoptila melanoxantha, Salv., Odonto- 

 phorus cinctus, Salv., Geotrygon costaricencis, Lawr., Chlor- 

 oenas subvinacea, Lawr., Geotrygon rufiventris and Leptoptila 

 cassini, Lawr., Macharirhynchus nigripectus, Schl., and Do- 

 micella coccinea (Lath.). 



Mr. Rowley also continues his notes (or rather Dr. Meyer's) 

 on the genus Ptilopus, and figures P. miqueli and P. musschen- 

 broeki. He has also an article on the genus Cittura, and 

 figures the females of C cyanotis and C. sanghirensis. Here, 

 too, Dr. Meyer has contributed much valuable information. 

 We are also glad to see the conclusion of the translation of 

 Col. Prejevalski's 'Birds of Mongolia,' instalments of which 



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