378 Recently published Ornithological Works.^ 



wick. Of these 225 occiu* in St. Jolm and King^s counties, 

 the remainder having been recorded by different authorities 

 as met with in other parts of the province. 



As Mr. Chamberlain tells us, the catalogue is intended as 

 a '' starting-point/^ and contains " a fairly full account of 

 the birds of the southern section of the province." Of the 

 northern and central sections, " very little systematic inves- 

 tigation has been made/^ and it is believed that " many in- 

 teresting facts are awaiting discovery.^^ The Smithsonian 

 nomenclature and arrangement are followed. 



85. Chamberlain's ' Ornithological Notes.'' 



[Ornitlaological Notes. By Montague Chamberlain. Bull. Nat. Hist. 

 Soc. New Brunswig, No. ii. p. 39 (1883).] 



Mr. Chamberlain and his friends have already begun to 

 add to the catalogue given in the preceding paper. Five 

 species are now recorded as new to the district, and other 

 useful notes are given. 



86. Giglioli and Manzella on Italian Birds. 



[Iconografia dell' Avifauna Italica, ovvero tavole illustranti le specie di 

 Uccelli che trovausi in Italia, con brevi descrizioni e note. Testo del Dott. 

 Enrico Hillyer Giglioli. Tavole di Alberto Manzella. Fasc. v.-xviii. 

 Folio. Prato: 1880-8L>.] 



Eighteen parts have now been issued of this work ; but, 

 according to the prospectus, eighty will be required to com- 

 plete it. The plates are coloured lithographs, in some cases 

 well designed and coloured with sufficient accuracy. The 

 letterpress is by the hand of one who is very well acquainted 

 with the birds of Italy, and contains all necessary particulars. 



87. 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 xvii. to xxii. 

 4to. London : 1882-1883. Published for the Editors by R H. Porter, 

 10 Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, W.] 



• Of the six parts of this important work issued since our 



