248 Recently jmblished Ornithological Works. 



41. BUttikofer on Sumatran Birds. 



[On a Collection of Birds made by Dr. C. Klaesi in the Highlands of 

 Padang (W. Sumatra) during the winter 1884-85. By J. Biittikofer. 

 Notes Leyden Mus. ix. p. 1.] 



Mr. Biittikofer gives a resume oi the labours of naturalists 

 in Sumatra, including those of English and Italian as well as 

 Dutch travellers. The number of species supposed to be 

 peculiar to the island is diminishing as the identity of the 

 avifauna with that of the mountains of Malacca becomes 

 apparent ; and Dr. Klaesi seems to have confirmed this fact 

 by the very extensive collections he has made, amongst which 

 are such rarities as Chloropsis venusta, Myiophoneus melanurus, 

 and other species as yet peculiar to the island. Mr. Biittikofer 

 describes two new species, Hirimdinajms klaesi and Cissa 

 nigricoro7iata, both of which seem to us to rest on somewhat 

 slender foundations. The author's critical notes appear to 

 be excellent ; and our colleague, Mr. Hargitt, will doubt- 

 less be glad to find that Mr. Biittikofer amply confirms 

 his careful researches into the Woodpeckers of the genus 

 Hemicercus, published in this Journal for 1884 (pp. 244-259), 

 a monographic essay which the author appears to have 

 overlooked. 



42. Guillemard's Cruise of the ' Marchesa.' 



[The Cruise of the ' Marchesa ' to Kamschatia and New Guinea, Avith 

 notices of Formosa, Liu-kiu, and various islands of the Malay Archipelago. 

 By F. H. H. Guillemard, M.A., M.D. With maps and numerous wood- 

 cuts. 2 vols. 8vo. London : Murray, 1886.] 



Dr. Guillemard^s narrative of the Cruise of the ' Marchesa ' 

 will, we are sure, be read with pleasure and instruction by 

 every naturalist. We have seldom seen a book of travel so 

 well got up and so capitally illustrated. Instead of having 

 to turn to an atlas at every chapter, a series of excellent 

 maps introduced into the text enables us to understand per- 

 fectly the exact route of the 'Marchesa' in all the strange 

 places she visited, and the accompanying woodcuts by Keule- 

 mans and Whymper are veritable works of art. 



The ' Marchesa ' is an auxiliary screw-steamer yacht of 



