Vol. XX I Recent Literature. 44 I 



1903 J ~~ 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



Macoun's ' Catalogue of Canadian Birds,' Part II. — The first part of 

 this important work appeared in 1900, and its general character and scope 

 were so fully indicated in this journal (Vol. XVII, Oct., 1900, pp. 394, 395), 

 that it remains now only to chronicle the appearance and extent of Part 

 11,1 which includes the Raptores, and the succeeding families of the A. 

 O. U. Check-List to and including the Icteridie. As in Part I, we have a 

 compendium of the previously published information regarding the range 

 and breeding areas of the species known to occur in North America north 

 of the United States, supplemented by a large amount of hitherto unpub- 

 lished material gathered by the members of the Canadian Geological Sur- 

 vey, and contributions from a large number of trustworthy correspondents. 

 The authority is given for each record, whether published or unpublished, 

 thus explicitly designating the sources of the information here presented, 

 In the case of published records, the place of publication is often, but not 

 always, explicitly stated. The ' Catalogue ' also includes a list of the 

 specimens in the Government Museum at Ottawa, with full data as to 

 their place and date of capture, etc. 



It is announced that Part III, completing the work, is ready for the 

 press, and that it will be published during the coming winter. It will 

 include such information relating to species mentioned in Parts I and II 

 as may have been received since their publication, as well as an index to 

 the three parts, and a complete bibliography of the authorities consulted 

 in the preparation of the work. The ' Catalogue ' will thus be a work of 

 ^reat permanent value, and a most important contribution to our knowl- 

 edge of the distribution of North American birds. — J. A. A. 



Dresser's 'A Manual of Palaearctic Birds.' ^ — In a work of some 950 

 pages Mr. Dresser manages to treat the 12 19 species and subspecies of the 



'Geological Survey of Canada. | Robert Bell, M. D.. Sc. D., (Cantab.), 

 LL. D., F. R. S. I — I Catalogue | of | Canadian Birds. | — | Part II. | 

 Birds of Prey, Woodpeckers, Fly-catchers, | Crows, Jays and Blackbirds. | 

 Including the following orders: | Raptores, Coccyges, Pici, Macrochires, and 

 Part 1 of the Passeres, | — | By | John Macoun, M. A., F. R. S. C, | Natural- 

 ist to the Geological Survey of Canada. | [Vignette.] Ottawa: | Printed by 

 S. E. Dawson, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, | 1903. — 8vo, 

 pp. i-iv, 4- il., pp. 219-413. Price, 10 cents. 



-A Manual of | Palaearctic Birds | By H. E. Dresser, F. L. S., F. Z. S., 

 etc. I Author of "The Birds of Europe" | [Vignette] London | Published by 

 the Author at 3 Hanover Square, W. — Svo, Part i, 1902, pp. 1-498, andfron- 

 tispiece; Part II, 1903, pp. i-vii, 499-922, 811. unpaged, and frontispiece. 

 Price, 25 s. net; thin paper copies, 30 s. net. 



