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scholars of that scientific tongue the volumes will prove of 

 inestimable service. The present volume is published by 

 J. Neumann, of Neudam, at £3 10s. Od. net. 



(19) Attention may perhaps be drawn to the i-ecently 

 published work on ' The birds of Tunisia, being a History of 

 the Birds found in the Regency of Tunis/ by Mr. J. I, S. 

 Whitaker, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. It includes a description of 

 some 355 species and is illustrated by fourteen coloured plates 

 besides other illustrations. It constitutes a very valuable con- 

 tribution to the works on African avifauna. Price £3 'ds. Od. 

 net. R. H. Porter : 2 vols. : London. 



