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28. Tweeddale's Ornithological Works. 



[The Ornithological Works of Arthur, Ninth Marquis of Tweeddale. 

 Keprinted from the Originals by the desire of his Widow. Edited and 

 Revised by his Nephew, Robert G. Wardlaw Ramsay, F.L.S., F.Z.S., 

 «S:c., together with a Biographical Sketch of the Author by William 

 Howard Russell, LL.l). 4to. London : 1881.] 



To the readers of ' The Ibis/ at leasts it is not necessary to 

 say much in explanation ot" the present volume, which is 

 dedicated by the widow of our fellow-worker 'to the dear 

 memory of the author. That the reprint of the late Marquis 

 of Tweeddale^s writings will be most acceptable and most 

 useful to all who are interested in ornithology need hardly 

 be stated in. these pages. It is rendered more valuable to us 

 who knew him so well by the portrait and memoir which 

 accompany it. 



It is an additional satisfaction to us to be able to point out 

 that Capt. Wardlaw Ramsay has accomplished his editorial 

 task in a most exact and accurate manner. In order to faci- 

 litate the quotation of the original from the reprint exact 

 references are introduced in the form of marginal notes. 

 The only alterations introduced are in the case of obvious 

 misprints, orthographical errors, and corrections made in the 

 author^s own handwriting ; but many footnotes are appended, 

 marked as editorial. 



The editor has likewise contributed a very useful piece of 

 original work to the Appendix. This consists of a " revised 

 list of the birds known to occur in the Philippine Islands, 

 showing their geographical distribution,'^ compiled from 

 Lord Tweeddale's numerous papers, and from two on the 

 same subject from Mr. Sharpe. The Philippine avifauna 

 proper is thus shown to comprehend 336 species, besides 

 43 others belonging to Palawan, Balabac, and the Sulu 

 Archipelago. But 19 of these may be reckoned as doubtful 

 from various causes; so that 317 is the proper total for the 

 restricted, and 360 for the more extended area. 



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