Recently published Ornithological Works. 131 



a complete monograph of Patagonian ornithology, which 

 promises to be a very useful piece of work. The author has 

 been much assisted in his labours by Dr. Bowdler Sharpe, 

 whose name is also on the titlepage, and whose classification 

 is followed. 



This Part begins with the Rheas and Tinamous, and passes 

 upwards to the Pigeons, Rails, Grebes, and Penguins. After 

 a complete synonymy and detailed description of each 

 species, the known particulars of its history and habits are 

 given, and many illustrative figures are introduced in the 

 text. The progress of this important work has been much 

 delayed by the state of Mr. Scott's health, but we may now 

 hope to see it completed shortly. 



24>. Sharpe on the Ornithological Literature of 1903. 



[The Zoological Record, Vol. XL. 1903. III. Aves. By R. Bowdler 

 Sharpe, LL.D. &c. Printed for the Zoological Society of London. 8vo. 

 72 pp. Price 6s. August 1904.] 



In our last number {' Ibis/ 1904, p. 64-5) we gave a 

 long notice of the " Birds "-section of the ' Interna- 

 tional Catalogue of Scientific Literature/ and explained 

 the reasons why we were constrained to pronounce it to be 

 not a success. It is only fair now to say a few words about 

 the corresponding portion of the ' Zoological Record/ which, 

 as we shall shew, is superior to it in every way. In the first 

 place, we have in August 1904 the record of the ornithological 

 literature of 1903 ready for consultation nine months after 

 the year is closed, instead of having to wait two years for it, 

 as was the case with the corresponding record of the Inter- 

 national Catalogue for 1901. In the second place, the price 

 of the whole volume of the 'Zoological Record' is 20s.* against 

 37s. 6d. for the International Catalogue ; and last, but not 

 least, the " Aves " of the ' Zoological Record * is a complete 

 and solid piece of work in strong contrast to the correspond- 

 ing portion of the International Record, which, as we have 

 clearly shown, is just the contrary. 



The number of the titles in the list of ornithological 



* Under a new arrangement the "Aves" of the 'Zoological Record ' 

 may be purchased separately at the very moderate price of 6s. 



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