664 Recmtlij publiahtd Ornithological Works. 



aud for the most part thorouohly identified were 46 ia 

 number, of well-known species, 15 being Passeres. 



117, Madarcisz on Birds from the Solomon Islands. 

 [Beitriige ziir Ornis der Salomon-Inseln, mit der Besclireibimg von 



drei neuen Arten. Von Dr. Julius v. Madarasz. Termt^szet. Fiizetek, 

 XXV. pp. 350-351, tab. xvii.] 



A small collection made by Graf Rudolf Festeticli on the 

 east coast of Bougainville Island and presented to the 

 Hungarian National Museum is described, the birds being 

 referred to 9 species, three of which are said to be new — 

 Cyclopsittacus festetichi, C. purpnratiis, and Megaloprepia 

 salomonis. C. purpmratus is figured. 



118. Mellersh on the Birds of Gloucestershire. 



[A Treatise on the Birds of Gloucestershire, with a reference list of all 

 the species known to have appeared in the County. By W. L. Mellersh. 

 Roy. 8vo. Gloucester & London, 1902. Pp. i-viii & 1-112. Price 

 6.S. net.] 



This book, which we have read with great pleasure and 

 profit, does not profess to furnisli a complete account of the 

 birds of the county, nor to discuss the details of their 

 occurrence in regular sequence ; but it aims at informing 

 the reader, firstly, of the different areas into wdiich Glou- 

 cestershire may be divided, and, secondly, of the effects 

 whicli may be produced by the varying nature of the 

 country upon birds and their habits. Four such areas 

 are proposed : the rocky, poor, north - western portion, 

 with the pastures surrounding it ; the well-w^atered Severn 

 Valley ; the broad pastures of " the Vale," from Evesham 

 to Bristol ; and the elevated downs of tlie Cotswolds, with 

 their scattered w^oods. The habitual residents in each 

 of these, the migratory and introduced species, and the 

 stragglers are all carefully considered. The protection of 

 the rarer forms is discussed, while a glossary of local names, 

 a bibliography, and a reference list are added, with a map 

 and six plates. 



Gloucestershire is rich in birds, and of some 400 species 

 allowed to be British can lay claim to 270. Of these, 

 the Uing-Ousel, Crossbill, Starling, Kite, Buzzar.l, Pheasant, 



