Recently published Ornithological Works. 735 



The work is a development of the " Osteological Studies 

 of the Subfamily Ardeinse " (chiefly concerned with Ardea 

 herodias), published in various parts of the ' Journal of 

 Comparative Medicine and Surgery/ a periodical confined 

 to a relatively small circle of readers. A large amount of 

 new material has now enabled Dr. Shufeldt to add so con- 

 siderably to his information, not only about tlie Herons 

 proper, but about their nearest relatives as well, that he has 

 considered it time to republish the body of the original work 

 with additions, and to supplement it by an account of the 

 schemes of Classification since 1867, and by dissertations on 

 the osteology of Tantalus loculator, of Mycteria americana, 

 of the Ibises, and of Ajaja ajaja. The author deplores the 

 lack of a perfect skeleton of the last-named, while of Myc- 

 teria only a sternum and a shoulder-girdle were to hand. 



144). Slater on the Birds of Iceland. 



[Manual of the Birds of Iceland. By Henry H. Slater, M.A., F.Z.S., 

 M.B.O.U. 8vo. David Douglas: Edinburgh, 1901. Pp. i-xxiii and 

 1-150. Price 5s.] 



Mr. Slater has for some time been expected to publish a 

 book on the Birds of Iceland, a task for which he is unusually 

 well qualified from liis energetic exploration of the country 

 and his excellent knowledge of its Ornithology. The work 

 now before us Avill be most useful to all wlio visit the island, 

 and successfully combines the character of a manual for the 

 general public with that of a scientific treatise for the expert. 

 For the latter, however, a few more text-references to the 

 literature would have added to the advantage to be gained 

 from the full Bibliography. Extending from Snorro Sturleson 

 to the present day, the publications which the author has had 

 to consult are many and scattered, while the fact that they 

 are written in Icelandic, Danish, German, Latin, and English 

 makes a comprehensive work on the birds and their status 

 the more valuable. 



We are sorry to hear that the Raven, Iceland Falcon, Grey 

 Phalarope, Black-tailed Godwit, and Little Auk are decidedly 



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