Recenthj published Orni(/iolo(/icuI JVorks. 557 



to tlie French National Museum. They are referred to 72 

 species, mostly procured in Nyasaland av.d Zambcsia at 

 different places, and generally well known. This is an 

 extension of the List published by the same author in tlie 

 'Bulletin' of the Museum for 1898 (iv. p. 58). 



76. Sharpe on the Ornitholoyical Literature 0/1907. 



[Zoological Kecord. Vol. xliv. 1907. Aves, by R. Bowdler Sharpe, 

 LL.D. 8vo. 138 pp. Londoi), Dec. 1908. Price 65.] 



Under the new system, which we described last year 

 {' Ibis,' 1908, p. 539), the ' Zoological Record/ now published 

 by the Royal Society of London for the International 

 Council and for the Zoological Society of London, seems to 

 progress and prosper. The section of " Aves/' as last year, 

 has been undertaken by Dr. Bowdler Sharpe. The list of 

 titles with which it commences is longer than ever, embracing 

 about 70 pages of double columns. It may be said that 

 some of the papers entered in it are frivolous ; but, even if 

 this is really the case, they do no harm, and the " List of 

 Titles" should be as comj)lete as it can be made and 

 should contain the names of all authors who write on 

 Birds. 



After the List of Titles coraes the *' Subject Index," in 

 which the previous titles of the List are referred to by the 

 author's name and the number of the title attached to it in 

 the List. This portion likewise appears to be full and 

 complete. The geographical section (p. 81) will be most 

 useful to ornithologists, as will also the " Systematic Index," 

 which concludes the section " Aves." 



We observe that the error in the jiame of the " Catharti- 

 formes " (p. 106) which we pointed out last year has not been 

 corrected. We may also remark that we can find no mention 

 of Wytsmann's ' Genera Avium ' in the ' Record,' although 

 two parts (part vii. Steganopodes, and part viii. Musophagidie) 

 were issued in 1907, and Dr. Sharpe's name appears on the 

 titlepage as that of a contributor to the work in question. 



