Recently published Ornitholuylcul Works. '17 \ 



The introduction is written by Mr. Grote^ and contains a 

 memoir of Blyth, which will be read with great interest 

 by his many friends. This memoir is supplemented by a list 

 of Blyth's papers in the ' Journal of the Asiatic Society of 

 Bengal ' and other journals, which will be found of great use 

 by those consulting Blyth^s numerous contributions to zoolo- 

 gical science. The present posthumous work on the mam- 

 mals and birds of Burma occupied Blyth^s attention for 

 some time prior to his death, and was, at the time it was 

 written, destined to form a sketch of the natural history of 

 Burma to accompany a work then being prepared on that 

 country by Sir Arthur Phayre. The MS., after Blyth^s 

 death, was handed over to Mr. Grote, who undertook the 

 general superintendence of its preparation for the press in 

 the form in which it ultimately appeared. Mr. Grote invoked 

 the aid of Lord Walden, Dr. Anderson, and Dr. Dobson to 

 assist him in his labour of love ; and the result is the useful 

 volume now before us. It is with Lord Walden's contribu- 

 tion that we are now concerned. 



During the last few years our knowledge of the birds 

 of Burma has received great accessions from the labours 

 of several competent naturalists and collectors, Mr. Davison, 

 Mr. Oates, Major Lloyd, Captain Feilden, and Lieu- 

 tenant Wardlaw Ramsay. The collections of the first two 

 gentlemen passed into the hands of Mr. Hume ; and cata- 

 logues of them have been published in ' Stray Feathers.^ 

 The specimens obtained by Major Lloyd, Captain Feilden, 

 and Lieut. Ramsay came into Lord Walden^s possession, 

 and enabled him considerably to supplement Blyth^s original 

 list, into which he has also incorporated the species ob- 

 tained for Mr. Hume. These materials have also supplied 

 much useful information as regards the habitats of most of the 

 species mentioned, and also suggested some valuable notes on 

 their nomenclature. 



The richness of Burma as regards its birds may be gathered 



logue of the Mammals aud Birds of Burma. By the late E. Blvth, 

 C.M.Z.S. &c. With a Memoir aud Portrait of the Author."' Hvo, 

 pp.167. Hertford: 1876. 



