Recently published Ornithological Works. 209 



Tetrao urogallus, ? , in partly male plumage ; and a curious 

 variety of Fringilla crelebs. 



21. Kirby's 'Sport in East Central Africa.' 



[Sport in Ea«t Central Africa, being an Account of Hunting-trips in 

 tlie Portuguese and other Districts of East Central Africa. By F. 

 Vaughan Kirby. Loudon : Rowland Ward, Ltd., 1899.] 



Although Mr. Kirby's volume, as will be evident from 

 its title, relates chiefly to his sporting adventures when in 

 pursuit of the larger mammals, frequent allusions to birds 

 will be found in it (see, for example, pp. 103, 132, 142, 190, 

 and 230). His companion, Mr. James J. Harrison, seems 

 to have collected bird-skins, but we are not aware that these 

 have ever been examined by a competent ornithologist. 

 Mr. Kirby's travels were mostly in the Portuguese provinces 

 north and south of the Lower Zambesi. It is much to be 

 regretted that no map is given in the volume to show his 

 exact routes. 



22. Lee's Photographs of British Birds. 



[Among British Birds in their Nesting-Haunts, illustrated by the 

 ,Camera. By Os-\vin A. J. Lee. Parts XIV. & XV. 4to. Edinburgh : 

 D. Douglas?, 1899.1 



In Part XIV. the breeding-places of the following species 

 are figured: — Turtur communis, Strix flammea, Acrocephalus 

 streperus, Passer montanus, (Edicnemus scolopax, Perdix 

 cinerea (two plates), FuUgida cristata, Garrulus glandarius, 

 and Alcedo ispida. Part XV. contains : — Pratincola rii- 

 betra, Pandion halia'etus (two plates), Procellaria pelagica, 

 Emberiza citrinella (two plates), Columba livia, Puffinus 

 anglorum, Motacilla melanope, and Lagopus scoticus. All 

 are beautiful, but we may select for special praise the plate 

 of the Grey Partridge on her nest, and the next one, with 

 the eggs exposed ; the Whinchat ; and the two of Osprey's 

 nests in Strathspey. It is sad to learn that since 1896 not only 

 have the eggs of the last been taken, but that one of the 

 breeding-birds has been shot. Mr. Lee speaks of the 

 difficulty experienced in getting a Turtle-Dove to "sit" to 



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