Recently published Ornithological Works. 569 



of Middlesex/ an excellent work in 1866, though now some- 

 what out of date. Mr. Barrett-Hamilton has been assisted 

 by Dr. Edward Hamilton — whose experiences of Harrow 

 began in 1828 — and by many other observers; the result 

 being a list of 198 species, including one in the Addenda to 

 be found at the beginning of the volume. Altogether this is 

 one of the best books of its class : clear, concise, and free 

 from padding. 



96. Butler on Foreign Cage-Finches. 



[Foreign Finches in Captivity. By Arthur G. Butler, Ph.D., F.L.S., 

 &c. Illustrated with Sixty Plates by F. W. Frohawk, F.E.S. ; coloured 

 by hand. Parts IV.-X. 4to. London, 1894-96. L. Reeve & Co.] 



Mr. Butler has now completed his handsome volume, 

 having issued six parts since our last notice (Ibis, 1895, 

 p. 390) . The work can hardly be considered strictly scientific, 

 but it contains good coloured plates, drawn by Mr. Frohawk, 

 Avhich may often be useful for reference, and there are many 

 particulars about the ways of Finches in captivity which will 

 not be found elsewhere. 



The following species are illustrated in the last seven 

 parts : — 



Part IV. Phonipara canora ; Stictospiza formosa ; SportpgintJms mel- 



podus, S. suhjlavus, S. ama7idava ; Lagonosticta minima, L. 



ccerulescens ; Granatina granatina. 

 Part V. Estrilda phoenicotis, E. cinerea, E. asirilda ; JEgintha temporalis ; 



Neuchmia phaeton ; Emhlema pictn ; Pytelia afra, P. phmni- 



coptera ; Zonceyinthus bellus. 

 Part VI. Erythrura psittacea, E. prasina ; Poephila mirahilis and var. 



gouldice, P. cincta; Steganophora guttata ; Amadina fasciata x 



Tceniopyyia castanotis. 

 Part VII. Stictoptera bicheiiovi ; Aideinosyne modesta, A. malabarica, A. 



cantans ; TJroloncha acnticauda, U. striata ; Munia punctulata, 



M. casta7ieithorax, M. malacca. 

 Part VIII. 3Iimia atricapilla, M. maja, M. oryzicora ; Amauresthes 



fringilloides ; Spermestes cucullata, S. bicolor ; Hypochcera 



anea ; Vidua jyrincipalis. 

 Part IX. Steganura paradisea ; Chera proene ; Pcntheiria ardens ; Pen- 



thetriopsis macrura ; Pyromelana capensis, P. afra. 

 Part X. Pyromelana Jlammiceps, P. oryx, P. franciscana ; Quclea quelea; 



Q. russi ; Foudia madagascariensis ; Nesacanthus eminen- 



tissima ; Ploceus baya. 



