(518 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



October 1895, and spent most of his time on Mount 

 Masurang, especially at Rurukan, a village situated at an 

 elevation of 4000 feet on the mountain, where he found 

 excellent collecting-ground for his " Dayak hunters." His 

 principal object was to procure small mammals, but he also 

 obtained examples of 132 species of birds. Celebes has 

 been well worked, and none of the species are new, though 

 many are of interest. Good details are given concerning the 

 nesting of Megapodius cumingi. 



126. Hudson on Hampshire Birds. 



[Hampshire Days. By W. II. Hudson. 1 vol. 8vo, 344 pp. Loudon: 

 Longmans, Green & Co. 1903. Price 10s. 6d. net.] 



All members of our Union and other lovers of Nature 

 will welcome this new book from the pen of Mr. Hudson, 

 although it may not be strictly ornithological. On the 

 present occasion its subject appeals strongly to our sym- 

 pathies, for the County of Southampton comprehends the 

 New Forest and Selborne — two of the most interesting 

 districts in England to the lover of birds ; and Mr. Hudson 

 specially calls our attention to these localities. Though 

 animals of all sorts and many other matters are spoken of 

 in the present volume, birds, as in most of Mr. Hudson's 

 writings, form a prominent topic. Of special interest is the 

 careful description of the process of ejection from the nest 

 by the new-born Cuckoo of the eggs and young of the 

 legitimate owners, and of the way in which they leave 

 their own young to perish, while their whole attention is 

 absorbed by their greedy foster-child. Of course, as we all 

 know, this has been observed before, but it is good to have 

 confirmation of these acts from the eyes of such a reliable 

 witness. 



We need not say more about this attractive volume, 

 except that we advise all our bird-loving friends to read and 

 digest it. The illustrations, mostly by well-known pencils, 

 are good and appropriate. 



