376 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



the other hand, is shown to be " a valuable friend to the 

 farmer/' and to deserve " the most careful protection and 

 encouragement." 



67. Meyer's Illustrations of Birds' Skeletons. 



[Abbildungen von Vogel-Skeletten. Herausgegeben von Dr. A. B. 

 Meyer. Lief, x., xi. (1886), xii., xiii. (1888-89). 4to. Dresden: 

 1886-89.] 



Four numbers of Dr. A. B. Meyer's illustrations of Birds' 

 skeletons have been issued since we last noticed this work 

 (Ibis, 1886, p. 371). The 13th number concludes the first 

 volume, which contains altogether 130 plates. A systematic 

 Index is now provided, which is a very convenient addition. 



68. Modigliani on the Birds of Nias. 



[Un Viaggio a Nias di Elio Modigliani. — Illustrato da 195 incisioni, 

 26 tavole tirate a parte, e 4 carte geografiche. Royal 8vo. Milano : 

 1890.] 



" Tano Niha " or Nias is an island on the southern coast 

 of Sumatra, to explore which Sign. Modigliani made a 

 special expedition in 1886. The present volume gives us a 

 general account of his adventures and of the results arrived 

 at. Count Salvadori published a memoir on the birds ob- 

 tained by Sign. Modigliani in 1887 (Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 

 ser. 2, vol. iv. p. 16) and described the new species. The 

 following birds are now figured : — Syrnium niasense, Mi- 

 glyptes infuscatus, Calornis albirostris, Gracula robusta, Citto- 

 cincla melanura, Terpsiphone insularis, Macropygia modigli- 

 anii, and Carpophaga consobrina. 



69. More' 's List of Irish Birds. 



[A List of Irisb Birds, showing the species contained in the Science 

 and Art Museum, Dublin. By Alexander G. More, F.L.S., &c. Second 

 edition. 8vo. Dublin : 1890.] 



This is a second and revised edition of Mr. More's ' List 

 of Irish Birds,' of which the first edition was published in 

 1885 (see Ibis, 1885, p. 44). The List is intended in the 

 first place as a catalogue of the specimens of Irish Birds 

 exhibited in the Dublin Museum of Science and Art. But 



