282 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



43. Goeldi on the Birds of Brazil. 



[Monographias Brasileiras. — II. As Aves do Brasil, por Emilio Augusto 

 Goeldi, Dr. Ph., Director do Museu Paraense. Primeira Parte. 12mo. 

 Rio de Janeiro, 1894.] 



Dr. Goeldi^s energy has already produced the first part of 

 a handbook of the birds of Brazil, which we trust will have 

 the effect of waking up some of the more enlightened inha- 

 bitants of that sleepy and much neglected country to take a 

 little interest in its avifauna. After a preliminary disser- 

 tation, in the course of which the ornis of Brazil is estimated 

 to contain about 1610 species^ the author gives a popular 

 account of the Raptores, Psittaci, Picarise, and first families 

 of the Passeres, of that vast and varied land, not omitting to 

 introduce field-notes on such of them as he is acquainted 

 with by personal observation. Dr. Goeldi has evidently an 

 excellent general knowledge of American birds, although we 

 cannot quite agree to some points in his arrangement and 

 nomenclature. 



44. Lilford^s ' Coloured Figures of British Birds.' 



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

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

 XXII., December 1892; XXIII., March 1893; XXIV., June 1893; 

 XXV., October 1893; XXVI., November 1893; XXVIL, December 

 1893 ; XXVIII., September 1894 ; XXIX., November 1894. Royal 8vo. 

 London.] 



Since this important work was last noticed (Ibis, 1893, 

 p. 268) eight more parts have made their appearance, and 

 carry it on to the 29th part. Each of these contains 10 

 or 11 beautiful coloured figures of our native birds from 

 drawings by Thorburn, Keulemans, and other excellent artists, 

 such as have never been surpassed, and hardly, if ever, 

 equalled for accuracy and artistic treatment. We are pleased 

 to observe that in the recent numbers the letterpress, with 

 its interesting notes, has assumed a greater development. 



We are told that about four or five parts more will com- 

 plete the work, which, when ultimately arranged and bound, 

 will make 10 or 12 volumes. 



