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A Bibliography of British Ornitliology from the Earliest Times 

 to the End of 1912. By W. H. Mullens and H. Kirke 

 Swann. Parts III. and TV. (1916, Os. each net.) 



In a previous notice of Parts I. and II. of this work {o.ntea, 

 pp. 98-100) we have made sonic remarks on the general plan 

 of the book which it is unnecessary to repeat. The two parts 

 which are iiow before us fully maintain the standard reached 

 by the earlier issues and the number of omissions is remarkably 

 small, considering the scope of the work. We notice, however, 

 the same tendency to devote unnecessary space to obscure 

 authors, who have contributed little or nothing worthy of 

 remembrance, while on the other hand some of the most 

 prominent workers are somewhat cursorily treated. As an 

 example, we may mention that the same amount of space is 

 allotted to the biograi)hies of Walter Movie and George London, 

 whom few readers will recognise as ornithologists, as is given 

 to Dr. Hartert, whose VOgel der palaiirhtischen Fauna is 

 certahily the most important ornithological work of this 

 generation. Even now there is no other work which gives us 

 clear descriptions of the differences which characterize our 

 Bi'itish local races of birds. We doubt, however, wliether 

 much of his fame is due to his " numerous entomological 

 ]iapers,'' as stated on p. 270. 



The name of Mr. P. C. M. Kermode is omitted from the list 

 of collaborators in the Reports on the Migration of Birds 

 (pp. 132, 145, 281, etc.). 



We notice no reference to Mr. J. H. Gurney's " Notes on 

 the Great A\^k " {ZooL, 18G9. pp. 1639-43). 



Dr. E. Hartert "s paper " On Birds represented in the 

 British Isles by peculiar Forms "" {Br. B., I., pp. 208-22) is 

 omitted. 



Mr. J. A. Harvie-Brown's letter on " The Effect of Food 

 Supply upon Fecundity," Br. B., III., pp. 252-254 (not 5), 

 was not A\Titten in collaboration with Mr. P. F. Bunyard, as 

 stated (p. 283), and no mention is made of the second part of 

 " Rough Notes from the Channel Islands " by the same 

 author {Zool, 1869, pp. 1630-32). 



The name of W. Horn, mIio ]niblished a small pamphlet 

 entitled " Collected Notes on the Birds of Buchan," is omitted. 



We do not notice any reference to Mr. F. B. Kirkman's 

 article on " Variation in' the Nests of the Arctic and Common 



