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often quite extended, dealing with the general habits of the species as well 

 as its nest and eggs. Naturally much space is given to the history of the 

 Bower-birds, with illustrations of their bowers as well as of their nests 

 and eggs. The work is admirable in design, and Mr. North's well-known 

 attainments as an authority on the Australian ornis is a guaranty of thor- 

 oughness in the execution of this great undertaking. — J. A. A. 



Madarazs's Birds of Hungary.' — This forms a quarto volume of about 

 700 pages, illustrated with nine plates, most of them colored, and 170 

 text figures, mostly of heads and structural details. It is published, 

 unfortunately for English readers, in the Hungarian language, but there 

 is a summary of the work in German, foriuing nearly one third of the 

 volume. This is a systematic, annotated list of the 364 species authentic- 

 ally recorded as found in Hungary, with a statement of their manner of 

 occurrence and distribution, with references to the main text where they 

 are fully described, with synonymy and other technical details. The 

 work is by a master, and must prove of great convenience and importance 

 to students of the Hungarian ornis. It is published by the National ISIus- 

 eum at Budapest, and is in every way a most creditable example of book- 

 making. It originally appeared in fifteen parts, issued at irregular inter- 

 vals from October, 1S99, to April, 1903. — J. A. A. 



Seth-Smith's Handbook of Parrakeets. — Parts I-V of this attractive 

 work ^ have appeared during the last year. It relates especially, as the 

 title indicates, to such species as are kept in captivity, and these are 

 very numerous. The external characters of the species are given briefly^ 

 with some account of their distribution and habits, but more special refer- 

 ence is made to their habits, hardiness, etc., in captivity^ and their proper 

 food and treatment under such artificial conditions. In some cases quite 

 extended accounts are given of their habits in their native wilds. Some 

 five pages are given to the history of our "Carolina Conure," as here 

 called, which, in view of its approaching extermination has a sad inter- 

 est. The 17 colored plates thus far issued give very satisfactor^• figures 



'A Magyar Nenizeti Muzeum Kiadvanya. Magyarorszag Madarai. A 

 Hazai Madarvildg Megismeresenek Vezerfolnala. 170 Eredeti szovegrajzzal 

 es 9 Mumelleklettel. Irta Dr. Madarasz Gyula. M. N. Muzeumi Igazgato-or. 

 Anhang: Die Vogel Ungarns auszug in Deutscher Sprache. Budapest, 1899- 

 1903. Ara 40 korona. 4to, pp. xxiv -|- 666, pll. ix, and 170 text figures. 



^ Parrakeets : being a practical Handbook to those Species kept in Cap- 

 tivity. Royal 8vo, to be completed in 6 parts, with text figures and colored 

 plates. London: R. H. Porter. Price, 6s net per part. Part I, June, 1902, 

 pp. 1-40, 4 pll.; Part II, August, 1902, pp. 41-80, 3 pll.; Part III, Dec, 

 1902, pp. 81-128, 3 pll.; Part IV, April, 1903, pp. 129-168, 3 pll. ; Part V, pp. 

 169-216, 4 pll. 



