Recently published Ornithological Works. 249 



420 tons, belonging to Mr. C. T. Kettlewell. She left 

 England in January 1882, and visited Kamschatka, Colurabo, 

 Singapore, Formosa, the Liu-kiu Islands, Japan, the Sulu 

 Islands, Northern Borneo, Sumbawa, Celebes, the Moluccas, 

 and New Guinea, returning home in April 1884, Large 

 collections of natural history were made in the Malay and 

 Papuan regions, and the birds, Avhich numbered about 3000 

 specimens, have already been described by Dr. Guillemard in 

 an excellent series of papers read before the Zoological 

 Society of London. Many additional interesting notices of 

 birds and bird-life will be found in the present volume, 

 which we heartily commend to the notice of all ornithologists. 



43. Harvie-Broivn on No7'th Rona. 



[Furtlier Notes on North Roua, being an Appendix to John Swinburne's 

 Paper on that Island in the Proc. R. Physical Soc. Ediab. 1833-84. By 

 J. A. Harvie-Brown. Ojy. cit. ix. pp. 284-299.] 



Mr. John Swinburne's paper was noticed in 'The Ibis,' 

 1884, p. 347 ; and in June 1885, North Rona was again 

 visited by Mr. Harvie-BroAvn and Mr. Hugh G. Barclay of 

 Norwich. In 1886 Mr. R. M. Barrington stayed three days 

 there, and the collected results of these visits appear in the 

 present aj^pendix, the number of species observed being now 

 increased to 29, against 18 in the former list. 



44. Lilf or d' s ' British Birds.' 



[Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands. Issued by Lord 

 Lilford, F.Z.S. &c., President of the British Ornithologists' Union. 

 Part II., May, Part III., August I88G ; Part IV., January 1887. 8vo. 

 London.] 



In the three Parts which have appeared since our last 

 notice, more than a year ago, coloured plates are given of the 

 Black-throated Thrush, Desert Wheatear, Whiuchat, Stone- 

 chat, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Great Reed 

 Warbler, Savi's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Hobby (2 plates), 

 Arctic and White-spotted Bluethroats, White's Thrush, 

 Icterine Warbler, Reed Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Wood 

 Warbler, Swallow, Martin, Sand Martin, White-bellied 



