130 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



12. Pavesi's Ornithological Calendar of Pavia. 



[Calendario Ornitologico Pavese 1890-93 del Prof. Pietro Pavesi. 

 Bo]l. Scient. Pavia, xv. 1893.] 



Prof. Pavesi gives us an account of the oruitliological events 

 in the province of Pavia from July 1890^ for three years. 

 Amongst other events he records the occurrence of Cygnus 

 beivickii in January 1891, and of Phcenicopterus roseus in 

 October 1892. Seven Snow-Buntings [Plectrophenax nivalis) 

 appeared at Pavia on December 9th, 1892. 



13. Reichenoiv's List of German Birds. 



[Systematisches Verzeichniss der Vogel Deutschlands und des angren- 

 zenden Mittel-Europas. Von Dr. Ant. Reichenow. Verlag d. Liunaea. 

 Berlin, 1889.] 



We have to thank Dr. Reichenow for a copy of his ' List 

 of German Birds/ which, though issued in 1889, has 

 hitherto, we regret to say, escaped our notice. In order that 

 no British ornithologist may in future remain in a similar 

 state of ignorance, we will give a short account of it. 



Dr. Reichenow^s list contains the names of 396 species. 

 It is prepared somewhat on the same plan as the British 

 List of the B. O. U., giving the Latin and German names 

 adopted for each species, together with the authority and 

 date of the former, the ordinary vernacular names, and a 

 short account of the distribution. Other remarks are 

 occasionally introduced. We are pleased to find that the 

 American plan of '^beginning at the wrong end" is not 

 followed, but the tenth (1758) instead of the twelfth (1764) 

 edition of the ' Systema Naturae ' is taken as a starting-point, 

 which results in many inconvenient changes in nomen- 

 clature. We are likewise pleased to see that the American 

 practice of refusing to correct ungrammatical and clerical 

 errors is altogether abjured. 



A few remarks on some of the names adopted may be 

 added. Erithacus is employed as a common generic term 

 for the Nightingales, Robins, Bluethroats, and Redstarts. The 

 Robins and Bluethroats certainly come very near together, 

 but all four groups should, in our opinion, remain independent. 



