462 Recently published Oruillioloyical JVorks. 



figured, and the abundance of birds in that district is noticed. 

 At Bari on that river Merops nubicus was first met with, and 

 M. siqjerciliosus later on on the Web. On the upper Jub 

 the forest is said to have been '' fairly alive with birds.'' 

 On the Avhole we think Dr. Donaldson-Smith might have 

 told us a little more about our special branch of zoology, 



72. Elliot on Birds from Somaliland. 



[Catalogue of a Collection of Birds obtained by the Expedition into 

 Somaliland. By U. G. Elliot, F.R.S.E. Field Colmnbiau Mas. Publ. 

 No. 17, Ornitb., ser. i. no. 2.] 



Mr. Elliot has shown great diligence in getting out his 

 account of the birds met with during his recent excursion 

 in Somaliland. The main object of his journey was to 

 obtain a series of the larger Mammals, so that birds were 

 of secondary importance. Nevertheless, examples of 125 

 species were obtained, and others were identified. Excellent 

 field-notes are given on most of the species, and the localities 

 of each specimen are attached. It would have been useful to 

 have given an outline map with the route shown and the 

 localities marked, for they cannot be found in any ordinary 

 atlas. 



Seven species in Mr. Elliot's list are characterized as new. 

 Three of these are Larks — Mirafra shurpii, Galerita pallida, 

 and Ammumanes akeleyi. Sylviella isabellina is a Warbler, 

 Burnesia somalica a Turdoid, and Pachyprora bell a a Fly- 

 catcher. The most remarkable discovery is a new Kestrel, 

 " Cerchneis fieldi," allied to Tinnunculus rupicoloides of 

 South Africa, but " apparently very distinct.'' 



73. Godman and Salvin's ' Biologia Centrali- Americana.' 

 [Biologia Centrali- Americana : or, Contributions to the Knowledge of 



the Fauna and Flora of Mexico and Central America. Edited by 

 F. DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin. (Zoology.) Parts CXXXI.- 

 CXXXIV. 4to. London: 1896-97. Published for the Editors by 

 R. H. Porter, 7 Princes Street, Cavendish Square, W.] 



We have now the pleasure of announcing the completion 

 of the second volume of the '' Aves " of the ' Biologia 

 Centrali-Araericana,' which at the time of our last notice 

 (see Ibis, 1896, p. 573) had progressed as far as the Cuculidse. 



