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mentioned many sea-birds common to both countries) ; •' The 

 Destruction of Birds/' by J. W. Mellor. 



11. The Life of William MacGillivray, M.A., LL.D. 

 By William MacGillivray, W.S. With a Scientific 

 Appreciation by J. Arthur Thomson, Regius Professor 

 of Natural History, University of Aberdeen. John 

 Murray (London). Price lO^. &d. net. 

 We can confidently recommend this l)ook to any earnest 

 student of ornithology, and to all readers who delight in the 

 earlier scientists. It is well printed and illustrated by half- 

 tone full-page reproductions of MacGillivray 's beautiful 

 drawings in the British Museum. The book is divided into 

 three sections — the first five Chapters being devoted to a 

 biographical account of his life, the sixth to an appreciation 

 of his scientific work by Professor J. Arthur Thomson 

 (whom all South Africans will remember as the S. A. Asso- 

 ciation for Adv. of Science lecturer in 1009), and the 

 seventh to extracts from his works. Suffice it to add that 

 the book makes interesting and instructive reading. 



12. Katalog der Eiersammlunn von Adolf Nehrhorn. 2nd 



Edition. R. Friedlander & Sohn, 1910. Cloth, price 

 10 mark (lOs.). 

 It is with much pleasure that we give a short notice of 

 this work, which is illustrated by four coloured plates of rare 

 exotic eggs. The total number of species mentioned and 

 described is 5440, an almost incredible total for a private 

 collector, and a glowing tribute to the energy and enthusiasm 

 of the author. 



13. Check-list of Birds of South Africa. By Dr. J. W. B. 

 Gunning & Alwin Haagner. Govt. Printing Office, 

 Pretoria, 1910. 



This compilation was printed as a supplement to the 

 'Annals of the Transvaal Museum,' but every Member of the 

 Union whose subscription was not too far in arrear was 

 supplied with a free copy, the Union paying for this extra 

 print. The generic and specific names are given with full 



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