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and his "List/' in which the specimens that have found their 

 way to his collection are marked, shows the success which has 

 rewarded him in that character. Dr. Bullmore seems to have 

 taken the field more recently ; but wc trust he may in time meet 

 with the same good fortune as his fellow-countyman. 



All readers of " The Ibis," who have been from its com- 

 mencement so much indebted to Mr. John Henry Gurney, will 

 be glad to find that his ornithological tastes and zeal are fully 

 inherited by his son, already a contributor to our pages. In 

 the autumn of 1866, Phalaropus fulicarius appeared in this 

 island in very large numbers ; and Mr. J. II. Gurney, junior, has 

 been at some trouble to collect from various sources the records 

 of its occurrence, publishing the results of his labours in a 

 pamphlet illustrated by a map*. Of course this unwonted 

 immigration was followed by the usual amount of unnecessary 

 and unjustifiable slaughter of the innocent visitors. August 

 20th was the earliest date on which the species was observed, 

 and October 8th the latest; but the greatest number of 

 victims were destroyed between the 15th and the 25th of 

 September inclusive. Adults as well as birds of the year were 

 obtained, to the number probably of not less than 250 altoge- 

 ther, and chiefly in the south of England. 



Mr. Layard's workf, which we have been anxiously expecting 

 for some months past, has, to our joy, at length appeared ; and 

 we hasten to tender our thauks to the author for it. We do 

 not intend now to say more about it ; for we are promised, by 

 one of our most valued contributors, an extended notice of it, 

 which we hope to include in our next Number. Meanwhile we 

 earnestly recommend our readers to obtain the ' Birds of South 



* A Summary of tlie occurreuces of the Grey Plialarope in Great 

 Britain during the autumn of 180(3. By J. II. Guknky, jun. London: 

 1807. 8vo, pp. 24 



t The Birds of South Africa. A Descriptive Catalogue of all the known 

 Species occurring South of the 28th parallel of South Latitude. Bv 

 Edgar Leopold Layard, F.Z.S. &C. Cape Town : 1807. (^London, 

 Longnian.s.) 8vo, pp. •■582, 



