52 Short Notices of Ornithological Publications. 



data, and Euglisli and Dutch vernacular names are given for 

 each species. As, however, this list has been in the press 

 some months, several birds have since been added to the 

 South African list which do not appear herein. 



14. The Home Life of a Golden Eagle. By H. B. Mac- 

 pherson. Witherby & Co., 1909. 5^. net. 



This is a full account of the nesting of a pair of Golden 

 Eagles in the Grampian Mountains ; a special feature of this 

 little book being the excellent photographic plates with which 

 it is illustrated, depicting in a life-like manner various 

 episodes in the life of the young Golden Eagle. 



15. The Geographical Distribution of Birds. — I. Genus 

 J/a<;'?'on?/.p, Swainson, by F.Nicholson. (Mem. Man. 

 Lit. Phil. Soc. 1909, No. 24.) 



In this paper nine species are dealt with, giving their 

 exact distribution so far as is at present known, illustrated 

 by two coloured plates. 



16. A Monograph of the Petrels. By F. Du CaneGodman, 



D.C.L.,' F.R.S. 

 This sumptuous work has now been completed by the issue 

 of parts iv. & v. since our last notice. It should find a 

 worthy place on the bookshelves of all who can afford to pay 

 the £15 155. which is the price of the completed work, 

 bound in full best morocco, with 100 hand-coloured plates. 

 The publishers are Witherby & Co., 326 High Holborn, 

 London, W.C. 



17. A Hand-list of the Genera and S^^eAes of Birds. By 



Dr. 11. Bowdler Sharpe. 

 Vol. V. of this very useful work was issued by the British 

 Museum towards the end of 1 909, the first having appeared 

 in 1899, the whole work having thus been completed in 

 10 years of the busy doctor's private time. The total number 

 of species given is 18,939 and the genera 2810. This work 

 ought to be of inestimable value to all systematic students of 

 ornithology. A. K. H. 



