703 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



exhibited alive in the Gardens from the 6th of October, 1898, 

 to the 5th of March, 1909, is also of much interest. The 

 present Director took up his office in October 1898, and at 

 once commenced a detailed list of the live-stock, which has 

 been continued with great regularity ever since. Of the 

 class " Birds,'' with which ' The Ibis ' is alone concerned, 

 examples of 366 species have been exhibited during the 

 above-named period. The most notable of them is the Whale- 

 headed Stork [Balceniceps rex), one of which has been nearly 

 seven years at Giza and is still alive and well ; but other 

 rarities are in the List, such as Baleui'ica pavonina cecilia 

 and Francolinus erkeli. The maximum ascertained length 

 of life in captivity in the Gardens of an individual of each 

 species, so far as recorded, is mentioned in the List. The 

 nomenclature and arrangement adopted are nearly the same 

 as those of the List of Animals in the Menagerie of the 

 Zoological Society of London. 



89. Fox on the Birds of the Isle of Wight. 



[A Guide to the Natural History of the Isle of Wight. Edited by 

 Frank Morey, F.L.S. Birds. By Reginald H. Fox. Isle of Wight & 

 London, 1909. 8vo. Pp. i-xx, 1-560 ; 32 pis. and map.] 



This book, of which we have lately received a copy, covers 

 the whole of the Natural History of the Isle of Wight, and 

 includes not only Zoology, but Geology, Botany, and even 

 Meteorology as well. The zoological portion, moreover, 

 treats of the lower as well as the higher groups of animals, 

 and thus will be found useful to those who wish for a 

 compendium of the subject within the limits of a single 

 volume. 



As regards the Birds, with which we are more particularly 

 concerned, the list extends over thirty pages, and gives details 

 of the occurrence of rare species, the comparative abundance 

 of those that are more common, and occasional notes on the 

 nests and eggs, with the addition of a few plates. 



An article of this description must of necessity be 

 largely compiled from various sources, but the author at times 



