1917'] Recenthj published Ornithological Works. 257 



anderparts, but this is a minor matter. The only other 

 picture we would like to mention in a critical manner is 

 that of the Pratincole on plate 62. In this case the rufous 

 of the under wing-coverts appears to be too conspicuous and 

 extensive, but doubtless there is a certain amount of indi- 

 vidual variation in this character. 



On the whole, we have nothing but praise for an 

 admirable series of portraits of our native birds, beautifully 

 reproduced and sold at a price never previously possible for 

 so fine a work. 



The account of each species given in the letterpress is short 

 but to the point, and often contains an interesting remark 

 or an account of an observation made by Mr. Thorburn 

 himself, who has had many opportunities of watching birds 

 in various portions of the British Islands. 



We heartily congratulate Mr. Thorl)urn on the com- 

 pletion of his splendid work, and strongly recommend it 

 to the notice of all lovers of British birds. 



Whistler on Punjab Birds. 



[A Note on some Birds of the Giijranwala District, runjab. \^y 

 Hugli Whistler. Jouru. Bombay N. H. Soc. 1916, pp. 689-710.] 



The district of Gujranwala, in which Mr. Whistler was 

 stationed during the greater part of 1915, borders on that 

 of Lahore; it is in the north-west portion of the Punjab 

 and not far from the Himalayas. A long list of the birds 

 observed is given, and in many cases notes on niditication 

 and migration are added. 



Bird Notes. 



[Bird Notes. The Joiuuial of the Foreign Bird Club. Edited by- 

 Wesley T. Page. Vol. vii. ; 12 nos. for 1916. Ashbourne (Avian 

 Press j.] 



The volume of ' Bird Notes ' for last year contains the 

 usual number of pages and seems not to have suffered at 

 all in spite of the difficult times we are passing through. 

 There are a large number of articles of strictly avicultural 

 interest in regard to the construction and planning of 



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