822 Recently published Ornithological IVorks. 



eastern end of the Louisiade group, in April 1889, and made 

 "large and fine collections." Mr. Hartert now gives us an 

 account of the birds and refers them to 42 species, of which 

 the following are described as new : — Chibia carhonaria 

 dejecta, Graucalus hypoleucus loidsiadensis, Edoliosoma amboi- 

 nense tagulanum, Rhipidura setusa niyriinentalis, Miagra 

 nupla, Myzomela nigrita louisiadensis, Zosterops meeki, and 

 Lorius hypoenochrous devittatus. Papers on the other islands 

 of the Louisiade group visited by Mr. Meek are to follow. 



47. Lee's Rhotographs of British Birds. 



[Among British Birds in their Xesting-IIaunts, illustrated by the 

 Camera. By Oswin A. J. Lee. Parts XII. & XIII. 4to. Edinburgh, 

 1898-99.] 



In Part XII., which completes vol. iii., the breeding-haunts 

 of the following species are figured : — Certhia familiaris, 

 Tardus merula (two plates), Anthus obscurus, Pica rustica, 

 Coluniba 2)alumbas , Acrocep)halus phragmitis , Cinclus aquaticus, 

 Fuhnarus glacialis, and Tringa variabilis. Part XTII. con- 

 tains : — Tardus viscivorus, Larus marinas, Lanius collurio, 

 Alauda arvensis (two plates), Buteo vulgaris, Ruticilla phoeni- 

 curus, Gecinus viridis, Linota cannabina, and Sylvia hortensis. 

 Among the most pleasing, to our taste, are those of the 

 Tree-creeper, Blackbird, Rock-Pipit (exquisite), Red-backed 

 Shrike, Sky-Lark, Buzzard, Redstart, Green Woodpecker 

 (by the way tliere is a mis[)i'int of vividis for viridis on p. 33), 

 Linnet, and Garden Warbler, while some of the vignettes 

 are, as usual, siiirited. Many interesting facts are to be 

 found in the letterpress, such as that the severe winter of 

 1895-96 almost exterminated the Mistle-Thrush near Doune, 

 in Perthshire ; the remarkable increase in tlie numbers of 

 the Redstart along Strathspey during the last few years ;' 

 and the important part pla^^ed by the far too numerous 

 Starlings in annexing the breeding-holes of the Green Wood- 

 pecker and driving that bird away. That perilous adven- 

 tures are not unknown may be seen on reference to the 

 narrative of the photographing of the Great Back-backed 

 Gull's nest (which was easy), and then the Fulmar^s, which 



