561 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



71. Sharpe en the Ornithological Literature o/1908. 



[Zoological Record, Vol. x\v. (1908). Aves, by 11. Bowdler 

 Sharpe, LL.D. London : Harrison & Sons. 8vo. 148 pp. Price 6s.] 



This is the section relating to Birds of the 45th volume of 

 the 'Zoological Record/ and at the same time, according to 

 the new arrangement, forms part of the ' Seventh Annual 

 Issue of the International Catalogue of Scientific Literature/ 

 It has been compiled, like the preceding records of the 

 Class "Aves/' by the late Dr. Bowdler Sharpe, and was one 

 of the last pieces of work that our laborious friend lived to 

 complete. 



The " Aves " of the ' Zoological Record ' is well-known to 

 ornithologists, and is, in fact, an absolute necessity to all 

 naturalists engaged in work on birds. They cannot do 

 without it, and the facility of obtaining it in a separate form 

 for the small price of 6s. lias been a great boon to them. 



The general arrangement of the ' Record ' for 1908 is the 

 same as that of the previous year"-, but the "Titles "—that 

 is, the names of the books and papers examined — are, as 

 usual, more numerous (1949 for L908 against L 7 16 for 1907), 

 so that the labour of compilation increases every year. 



We are happy to say. however, that an ornithologist has 

 been found who is willing to take up this heavy task. 

 Mr. W. L. Sclater, now sit tied in London, is engaged in 

 pn paring the report on " Aves " for the ' Zoological Record ' 

 of 1900. 



72. Ticehurst on Kentish liirds. 



1 \ History of the Birds of Kent. By Norman F. Ticehurst. With 

 24 plates and a map. London, L909. Witherhy & Sun. Pp. i hi, 

 1-557.] 



We have now received a copy of Dr. Ticehurst's long- 

 expected work on the Birds of Kent, a county specially 

 interesting to ornithologists for historical as well as other 



* See < Ibis,' 1900, p. 257. 



