872 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



and belong entirely to the Australian Region. The List, 

 therefore^ presents rather an incongruous mixture of 

 Neotropical and Australian forms of bird-life. 



40. Martorelli on the Parrots in the University of Naples. 



[Elenco dei Papagalli del Museo Zoologico Universitario di Napoli 

 con note ed illustrazioni. Dal Prof. Giacinto Martorelli. Ann. Mus.Zool. 

 Univers. Napoli, n. s. ii. No. 4 (1908).] 



At the request o£ Prof. Monticelli, the Director, 

 Prof. Martorelli has undertaken tlie arrangement of the 

 fine series of Psittacidae represented in the collection 

 of the Royal Museum of Naples. He wisely follows 

 Count Salvadori's nomenclature and arrangement, and gives 

 a few notes on the rarities. Pionus reichenowi of Heine is 

 figured. 



41. Mullens on the Bibliography of British Birds. 



[A List of Books relating to British Birds, published before the Year 

 1815, from the Library of W. H, Mullens, M.A., LL.M., F.R.S. 

 Exhibited at the Corporation Museum, Hastings, during June 1906. 

 With Seven Plates. Hastings and St. Leonard's Nat. Hist. Soc. 

 Occasional Publications, No. 3. lleprinted, with additions and correc- 

 tions.] 



Mr. Mullens has kindly sent us a copy of this pamphlet, 

 which he hopes to make the precursor of a larger work on 

 the Bibliography of British Birds. Such a work was 

 originally planned by Mr. W. R. Butterfield, who, in a 

 short preface, announces that he has withdrawn in favour of 

 Mr. Mullens ; while, from the extent of the latter's library, 

 it is evident that a better successor could not have been 

 selected. The word " additions " on the cover of the 

 pamphlet leaves us a little doubtful whether the books 

 recorded are all in the author^s possession, but we believe 

 that such is the case. We are by no means desirous of 

 criticizing so useful a list, but wish to suggest the addition, 

 in the larger work projected, of more information as to the 

 writers, their birthplace, works, and so forth. Mr. Mullens 

 will no doubt, also include books that he may not himself 



