Recent Ornithological Publications. 127 



TurnbuU's 'Birds of East Pennsylvania and New Jersey'* will 

 obtain an impartial reception from our American cousins. In 

 style and treatment of the subject it resembles his ' Birds of 

 East Lothian/ before noticed by us (Ibis, 1867, p. 373); but the 

 interest of the present book is increased by the introduction of 

 some vignettes copied from drawings by the great Alexander 

 Wilson, found in his portfolio after his death, and now in the 

 author's possession. We regret that we have not space to dwell 

 longer upon this work, the result of several years' careful ob- 

 servation in a district which, lying between the eastern slopes 

 of the Alleghanies and the Atlantic from Cape May to Sandy 

 Hook, is remarkable for being frequented by a very large number 

 of species (upwards of 340), though most of them use it only 

 as a temporary resting-place on their migrations ; but we must 

 call especial attention to the concluding remarks on the " Birds 

 which have disappeared," and we cannot omit from this imper- 

 fect notice to praise the care shown by Mr. Robert Gray in editing 

 the book, the more so since that gentleman's modesty suppresses 

 all mention of the fact. 



2. German. 



The most important ornithological works published in Ger- 

 many since our last notices all refer to the avifauna of the eastern 

 part of the Ethiopian region. Dr. Cabanis has laboured at the 

 birds collected by the ill-fated Baron von der Decken during his 

 travels t; Dr. von Heuglin has made good way in the publica- 

 tion of his long-expected 'Ornithology of North-eastern Africa' J; 

 and Drs. Hartlaub and Finsch have issued the " Introduction" 

 to their * Ornithology of East Africa ' §, the body of which work 



* The Birds of East Pennsylvania and New Jersey, by William P, 

 TuBNBULL, LL.D. &c. Glasgow : 1869. Roy. 8vo, pp. 62. 



t Baron von der Decken's Reisen in Ost-Afrika. Vogel. Bearbeitet 

 von J. Cabanis. Mit 18 Tafeln, nacli der Natur gezeichnet von M. Tli. 

 von Heug-lin. Roy. 8vo, pp. 19-52. 



X Ornitliologie Nordost-Afrika's, der Nilquellen- iind Kiisten-Gebiete 

 des Rothen Meeres und des nordliclien Somal-Landes von M. Th. von 

 Heuglin. Lieferungen 1-11. Cassel: 1869. Roy. 8vo, 15 pis. and a Map. 



§ Ornitliologie Ostafrika's. Einleitung. Von G. Hartlaub und Otto 

 Finsch. Roy. 8vo, pp. 27. 



