118 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



which he did not reach without suffering various maladies 

 and misfortunes. After a short rest here and at Kiou-Kiang, 

 lower down the Yaug-tze^ Pere David resolved to make 

 another excursion into the mountains of Kiangsi, in spite of 

 his indifferent health. With this journey he occupied the 

 last six months of 1873, returning to Kiou-Kiang in an al- 

 most exhausted state at the end of January 1874, and shortly 

 afterwards to Europe. 



Two maps serve to point out very accurately the author's 

 route, and add great interest to the narrative. 



Besides numerous notes on known species interspersed 

 throughout the narrative, as already mentioned, Pere David 

 gives several short indications of supposed new species dis- 

 covered during his travels — Ithaginis sinensis (vol. i. p. 174), 

 Pomatorhinus gravivox (ibid. p. 200), Carpodacus lepidus 

 (ibid. p. 205), Pnoepijga halsueti (ibid. p. 210), Suthora cy- 

 anopjhrys (ibid. p. 345), Psaltria sophi(B (vol. ii. p. 167), Po- 

 matorhinus swinhoii (ibid. p. 269), Trochalopteronmilni (ibid. 

 p. 271), and Machlolophus rex (ibid. p. 275). Of these new 

 species we shall, no doubt, have fuller accounts in the work 

 which Pere David is now preparing upon the mammals and 

 birds which he collected in China. He also makes a new 

 genus, Bahax (vol. i. p. 181), for Garrulax lanceolatus , Ver- 

 reaux, and gives (vol. ii. p. 39, et seq.) a nominal list of the 

 birds (195 in number) observed in Southern China from 

 October 1872 to the end of April 1873. 



It would be of great advantage to science if Pere David 

 would republish the Journal of his first two journeys in a 

 similar manner, and with accompanying notes, to show us 

 where " Moupin " and the other terrce incognitte where he 

 made so many wonderful discoveries, really are. 



2. The Marquis de Compiegne's 'yEguaiorial Africa/ 



[L'Afrique Equatoriale. Par le jMarquis cle Compiegue. Paris : 1876. 

 2 vols. E. Plon & Co.] 



This is hardly to be called a scientific book ; it is never- 

 theless one which our ornithological friends will, we think, 

 find both instruction and amusement in reading. The Mar- 



