440 ReceyUly published Ornitholoyical ]Vurks. 



in 1869. Before his death he had, however, added 10 species 

 to the 217 therein enumerated, and this number has been 

 further increased by Mr. Mathew. Considering the position 

 and natural features of this large county, it is perhaps strange 

 that the grand total (inclusive of 4 domesticated Anatidse) 

 should not exceed 263 species ; but some of these are of 

 classic importance — for instance, the first '' British " Black 

 Stork and Egyptian Vulture ; while the first authenticated 

 occurrence of the breeding of the Marsh- Warbler in England 

 was near Taunton. The arrangement of this useful List is 

 excellent, and attention is invited to those points upon which 

 further information is much to be desired. 



57. Meyer on new East-Indian Birds. 



[Beschreibung einiger neuen Vtigel aiis dem Ostindischen Archipel. 

 Von A. B. Meyer. J. f. 0. 1894, p. 89.] 



Dr. A. B. Meyer describes as new Hieracidea nov<R-guine(R, 

 as distinct from H. orientalis ; Terpsiphone sumbaensis, from 

 Sumba Island; Rhectes ferrugineus clarus, from Eastern New 

 Guinea; Dicaum flaviventer, from Cebu, Philippines; and 

 Ptilotis flavirictus orientalis^ from S.E. New Guinea. He 

 also gives notes on other species. 



58. Milne-Edwards on the extinct Birds of the Mascarene 

 Islands and Madagascar. 



[Recherches siir la Faune ornitliologique 6teinte des lies Mascareignes 

 et de Madagascar. Par M. Alph. Milne-Edwards. 4to. Paris, 1866-73.] 



M. Milne-Edwards has reprinted tlie various excellent 

 memoirs on the fossil birds of Mauritius, Rodriguez, and 

 Madagascar which he has contributed, since 1866, to the 

 ' Annales des Sciences Naturelles.' They form a handsome 

 quarto volume, very fully illustrated, which will be most 

 useful to ornithologists who are so fortunate as to possess it. 



59. Milne- Edwards and Oustalet on recently extinct Birds, 



[Notice sur quelques especes d'Oiseaux actuellement eteintes qui se 

 trouvent representees dans les collections du Museum d'llistoire Naturelle. 

 Par M. A. Milne-Edwards et M. E. Oustalet. (Extrait du Vol. Com- 

 niemoratif du Centenaire de la Fondalinn du ]\[us. d'lTist. Nat. 1893.)] 



