Recently published Ornithological Works. 259 



in Algeria, Somaliland, and Abyssinia is one of the most 

 sumptuously printed and illustrated works that we have ever 

 seen. The three volumes are full of text-figures and coloured 

 sketches, and contain a mass of information on every possible 

 subject relating to the countries which the author has 

 traversed, while descending, in many cases, to the most 

 minute particulars. We wish that we could find time to 

 read all these luxurious pages, for many of the stories are 

 of a most amusing character — but life is too short ! 



Mr. Pease naturally devotes himself specially to " Big 

 Game/' but feathered fowls are occasionally mentioned, and 

 the lists of birds necessitate a record of the work in the pages 

 of < The Ibis.' 



In the first volume is a " List of the Birds of Algeria and 

 Tunis/' by W. R. Ogilvie-Grant. This contains the names 

 of 387 species, in English and Latin, with references to the 

 leading authorities on each of them, as indicated by initials. 



In the third volume, which relates to Somaliland and 

 Abyssinia, is a similar list of the birds of those countries by 

 the same author, the limits assigned being " between 5° and 

 13° N. lat. and east of 37° E. long." It contains the names 

 of no less than 687 species, with the authorities for their 

 occurrence within the area indicated by initials, which refer 

 to a list of the chief works on the subject. The names of 

 the species of which examples were obtained by Mr. Pease 

 (who was accompanied by Mr. L. C. Harwood as collector) 

 are marked with an asterisk. The collection made on the 

 last journey, which included 800 excellent skins, has been 

 already fully described in this journal (see 'Ibis,' 1901, 

 pp. 607-699). 



59. Peel on Zoological Gardens. 



[The Zoological Gardens of Europe, their History and chief Features. 

 By C. V. A. Peel, F.Z.S. Loudon, 1903. Price 10s. net.] 



This useful book, on quite a new subject, gives us an 

 account of the principal zoological gardens of Europe, based 

 on information collected during a tour round them made by 



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