244 Recent Literature. [April 



by Dr. Hartert in a later number (No. 7. December, pp. 208-222) in a 

 paper entitled ' On Birds represented in the British Isles by peculiar forms,' 

 twenty-two in number, the history and the characters of each of which 

 are presented. 



There are also continued papers running through several numbers each, 

 as 'Nesting Habits observ^ed abroad of some Rare British Birds,' by F. 

 C. Selous; 'On the More Important Additions to our Knowledge of British 

 Birds since 1899,' by H. F. Witherby and N. F. Ticehurst; 'Nesthng 

 Birds and Some of the Problems they present,' by W. P. Pycraft; 'Wind 

 and Flight,' by F. W. Headley, etc. Each number contains also several 

 pages of ' Notes,' and a number of reviews of new books and papers. There 

 are also memoirs of Professor Alfred Newton, by Dr. Sharpe, and of Howard 

 Saunders, by Abel Chapman, each with a portrait. 



As shown by the foregoing, there was evidently a field for a magazine 

 like 'British Birds,' and, furthermore, that the field is now excellently 

 filled by this new Journal. — J. A. A. 



Godman's Monograph of the Petrels.' — Part I of this beautiful mono- 

 graph treats of 24 species, of which 20 are figured, belonging to the genera 

 Procellaria, Halocyptena. Oceanodroma, Garodia, Pelagodroma, Pealea, and 

 Cymodroma. The synonymy and bibliographical references are followed 

 by a Latin diagnosis, a fairly full biography, and by an account of the 

 various pkmiages of the species. The subject seems to be brought well 

 up to date, both as to the technical and biographical details. 



It may be noted that Oceanodroma socorroensis To^ATisend, 1890, is 

 referred to 0. monorkis Swinhoe, 1867, and that O. monorhis chapmani 

 Berlepsch, 1906, is not considered as separable from O. monorhis after an 

 examination of the types, kindly submitted to the author of the 'Mono- 

 graph ' for study. On p. 9, O. beldingi is evidently a lapsus for O. beali. 



This useful work is a most welcome and important contribution to the 

 literature of these little-known birds. As we have already announced 

 (antea, p. 105), the ' INIonograph ' is to be issued in five quarterly parts, 

 and will contain over 100 hand-colored plates. — J. A. A. 



Mathews's ' Handlist of the Birds of Australasia.'- — This is stated by the 

 author to be preliminary to his proposed work 'The Coloured Figures 



1 A I Monograph | of the 1 Petrels | (order Tubinares) | By F. Du Cane Godman | 

 D. C. L. F. R. S. President of the British | Ornithologists' Union etc, etc. | With 

 hand-coloured Plates | by J. G. Keulemans [ In Five Parts 1 Part I. | Witherby & Co. | 

 326 High Holborn London | December 1907 — Large roy. 4to, pp. 1-68, pll. i-v, 

 xa, vi-xix. Snb.scription price, £2 5s. per part. 



2 Handlist 1 of the ] Birds of Australia 1 By Gregory M. Mathews | F. L. S., F. Z. S., 

 M. B. O. U., &c. I With an Introductory Letter | by R. Bowdler Sharpe, LL. D. | 

 Assistant Keeper, Department of Zoology, Britisli Museum. | Melbourne: ] Walker, 

 May & Co., Printers, Mackillop Street i (off 390 Little Collins Street) | 1908.— 

 Supplement to 'The Emu,' Vol. VII, January, 1908, pp. 1-108. 



