Recently published Ornithological Works. 205 



Pteriithius ricketti, Alcippe hueti, Stachyridopsis sinensis, 

 and Schamiparus superciliaris. Amongst recent additions is 

 recorded an example of Gould's Merganser (Mergus squa- 

 matus), of which there are only three specimens (including 

 the type) in the British Museum, and, we believe, none 

 elsewhere. A complete list of the names of all the species 

 in the Shanghai Museum is given. 



15. Lodge on the Birds of Wild Europe. 



[Bird-huntiny through Wild Europe. By II. B. Lodge. Loudon : 

 R. Culley, 1900. Pp. 1-333; 124 illustrations.] 



Iu this book we have no need to descant upon the ex- 

 cellence of the photographs, as Mr. Lodge's skill in this 

 art is well-known to all our readers, but we wish in the 

 present case to call special attention to the scientific aspect 

 of the subject on which he writes, since it is much more 

 prominent than is usual in a popular work. The detailed 

 descriptions of the birds at their breeding-quarters, of 

 their nests and eggs, coupled with an admirable account 

 of the surroundings, and of the countries and peoples visited, 

 is such as to command itself to every Ornithologist, while 

 the fact that the bird-hunting was indeed in " Wild Europe," 

 and the rarity of many of the species that came under 

 Mr. Lodge's observation, combine to impress us with the 

 scientific value of the letterpress. The difficulties he 

 surmounted can hardly be overrated, yet they were not 

 allowed to interfere with the success that was finally attained, 

 while the list of species at the end of the volume clearly shews 

 how great that success was. 



Mr. Lodge first describes a visit to Southern Spain in 

 company with a fellow-member of the 13. O. U., easily 



recognisable under the initial M ; he next gives an 



account of journeys to Bosnia, Montenegro and Albania, 

 with a short stay, as an interlude, in Hungary; the chief 

 objects of his search being the breeding-places of the 

 Dalmatian Pelican and the Great White Heron, though 

 many other rare species were observed and photographed. 

 Finally, collections were made in the Dobrudscha, at the 



