Recently published Ornithological Works. 263 



Seebohm's ' Monograph of the Thrushes/ of which the first 

 part was published in 1898. Dr. Sharpe, in his Preface, 

 clearly explains the reason of the delay in its completion, and 

 we cannot but sympathize with him in the difficult task that 

 he has had to perform. Seebohm, it is well known, was very 

 familiar with this group of birds, which was one of his 

 special favourites. A large series of plates were prepared 

 by Mr. Keulemans for the projected work, but other occu- 

 pations aud bad health prevented the author from attending to 

 the letterpress, and Dr. Sharpe has consequently been called 

 upon to write or rewrite the greater portion of the book. We 

 are, however, sure that ornithologists will be well satisfied 

 with the way in which he has accomplished this hard piece 

 of work, for the result is that we have all the available 

 information upon this beautiful group of birds collected 

 together in one book, and most splendidly illustrated by 

 Keulemans' pencil. Even the most recent additions to our 

 knowledge of the subject are contained in the Appendix. 



The Monograph now completed makes two handsome 

 volumes containing 149 coloured plates. Seebohur's division 

 of the Thrushes into Geocichla, Turdus, Merula, and Mimo- 

 cichla is adhered to, but personally we should be inclined to 

 amalgamate the first three genera. 



The following species are figured in the present parts : — 



Merula subalaris. 



— hortulorum. 



— protomorueloena. 



— cehenops. 

 chrysolaus. 



— erythropleura. 



obscura. 



pallida. 



Merula atrigularis. 



naumanni. 



ruficollis. 



eunomus. 



Mimocichla rubripes. 



plumbea. 



ardesiaca. 



65. Westell on the young Cuckoo. 



[The Early Life of the youug Cuckoo. By W. Percival Westell. 

 8vo. LodcIou, 1902. 26 pp. Price Is.] 



Mr. Westell gives a useful resume of the life-historv of the 



