Recently published Ornithological Works. 287 



deteu Suiume herausgegeben von der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissen- 

 schaften. — Zoologischer Theil. Band II., Vogel. Bearbeitet vou Th. 

 Pleske. Lief. 2, 3. Folio. St. Petersburg, 1890-94.] 



Aftei* some delay we are glad to receive a new part of 

 Herr Pleske's illustrated work on the Birds of the Prjevalski 

 expeditions^ of which we have already noticed the commence- 

 ment (Ibis, 1890, p. 256). Parts ii. (1890) and iii. (1894) 

 continue the account of the Passerine Birds (Sylviidae, Time- 

 liidae, Accentoridae, Paridse, &c.), and make many rare and 

 beautiful species of the far east of the Russian Empire known 

 to us. 



The following species are figured : — 



Plate II. Phylloscopus tristis ; P. tristis, var. sindiana ; Reguloides su- 



perciliosus, var. mandellii. 

 „ IV. Praiincola maura, Tax, przeicalsJdi ; Accentor alpinus, var. 



rufilatics. 

 „ VI. Lophohasihus eleyans ; Leptopoecile sophim ; L. ohscura. 



„ VIII. Pcecile songara ; P. affinis ; P. siqyerciliosa. 

 „ IX. Perijjarus ater, var. rujipectus ; Lophophanes dichroides ; 



Sitta ccesia, var. amicrensis ; S. przeicalskii. 



Plate V. is devoted to eggs. The plates are drawn by 

 Miitzel and Keulemans. 



54. Prentis's 'Notes on the Birds of Rainham.' 



[Notes on the Birds of Rainham, including the District between 

 Chatham and Sittingbourne. By Walter Prentis. 8vo. London, 1894. 

 Pp. 92. Gurney & Jackson.] 



Mr. Prentis modestly says that perhaps his little book 

 '' may contribute something towards a future history of the 

 birds of Kent^^; and we trust that such a work may proceed 

 from his pen, for we can think of no one so well qualified for 

 the undertaking. It was during the wet summer of 1860 that 

 ]Mr. Prentis began to make a study of the birds of his neigh- 

 bourhood, and he has continued his observations ever since, 

 with results which can hardly be overvalued by the working 

 ornithologist. There is not a particle of padding in the 88 

 pages, but all is good genuine matter, ]VIr. Prentis, it will 

 be remembered, obtained the first of the two authenticated 



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