Recently published Ornithological Works. 557 



obtained in Dahomey are added, making the whole number 

 yet known 48. This is obviously but a very small part of 

 the Dahomeyan avifauna. 



92. Oustalet on the Birds of Cambogia, Laos, Annam, and 

 Tonquin. 



[Les Oiseaux du Canibodgt^, du Laos, de TAnnam etdu Tonquin. Pax- 

 M. E. Oustalet. Nouv. Arch. d. Mus. d'llist. Nat. ser. 4, t. i.] 



An account of the birds of the eastern portion of the great 

 Siamese Peninsula, those of the western side being com- 

 paratively well known, was much wanted, and it is right that 

 France, to whom the country mainly belongs, should under- 

 take the task. M. Oustalet^s memoir, now before us, is based 

 on the rich collection of Indo-Chinese birds furnished to the 

 National Museum of France by MM. Bocourt, Germain, 

 Harmand, and many other contributors, commencing with 

 Diard in 1824. It begins with the Parrots, of which 4 

 species are known from that country, and then proceeds 

 to the Diurnal and Nocturnal Birds of Prey. The Barbets, 

 Woodpeckers, Cuckoos, Trogons, Hornbills, Kingfishers, 

 Bee-eaters, and Rollers of Indo-China are also discussed in 

 the first part, making altogether 78 species. Coloured plates 

 are added of Pious [Gecinus] rabieri, Carpococcyx renauldi, 

 Arboricola henrici, and Gennaus edwardsi, all remarkable 

 novelties, the last two being given in advance of the suc- 

 ceeding portions of this valuable memoir. 



93. Palmer on the Introduction of Noxious Birds. 



[The Danger of Introducing Noxious Animals and Birds. By T. S. 

 Palmer. Reprinted from Yearbook of Department of Agriculture for 

 1898.] 



The danger of introducing noxious animals and plants 

 into strange countries is well known, and many examples of 

 this evil practice are familiar to us. It is not the less 

 necessary, however, that the general public, amongst whom 

 are many with a rage for ^^ acclimatization,^' should be 

 cautioned against it, and we are glad to see that the Agri- 

 cultural Department of the U.S. has taken up the question. 



