156 Bihliogrnphical Notices. 



oroj»raphical map in colours of the Clyde basin, which alone is 

 worth the price of the whole book. Editors and authors alike are 

 to be congratulated on the production of so valuable a work. 



Catalogue of the Marine Invertehrata of Eastern Canada. 

 By J. ¥. Whitewes, LL.D. Ottawa, 1901. 8vo. 



In view of the recent establishment of a Marine Biological Station 

 in the Maritime Provinces of Canada, the Geological Survey of the 

 Dominion have decided to publish a list of the marine invertebrate 

 fauna of the ea<it coast. The resulting volume by Dr, Whiteaves is 

 in manv respects successful, being conceived on sound lines and not 

 overburdened with useless synonymy, while much valuable informa- 

 tion as to the habits, habitats, &c. of the several species is given in 

 a very concise form. But there is one serious blemish which will 

 greatly impair the usefulness of the work. This consists in the 

 entire absence of anything in the nature of diagnoses or keys of the 

 species or genera. The lack of these means of identification will, 

 we fear, go far to deprive Dr. Whiteaves's list of value to any but 

 specialists, by whom, at the same time, it will no doubt be welcomed. 

 We may hope, however, that the work of the Marine Biological 

 Station will, at some future time, necessitate the issue of a revised 

 edition, in which the omission in question may be rectified. 



Cataloque of the Collection of Birds' Egrjs in the British Museum 

 (Natural History). Vol. I. RatitfB, Carinatce {Tinamiformes — 

 Lariformes). By Eugene W. Gates. London : Published by 

 Order of the Trustees, 1901. 



In publishing this ' Catalogue ' the Trustees have conferred a great 

 benefit upon ornithologists in general and oologists in particular. 



That it« preparation has been entrusted to Mr. Oates will be a 

 sufficient guarantee that the work is absolutely reliable and carried 

 out with scrupulous exactness. 



Mr. Oates, in a short Introduction, reviews the history "of the 

 entire Collection from its earliest commencement," and concludes 

 with a tabular statement showing that, in all, the eggs of 520 

 species have been described, which has entailed the examination and 

 registration of 12,150 eggs. The Game-birds, Bails, and Gulls 

 appear to be exceptionally well represented, these three grouj)s 

 alone yielding over 8000 out of the total. The whole Catalogue 

 is to be completed in four volumes, and will then form a quite 

 unique work. 



The egg of each species is tersely described and its extreme 

 measurements are given. In addition is a complete collection of 

 references to the literature wherever the egg has been previously 

 described or figured, which should prove of immense value. 



Eighteen beautifully coloured Plates are given at the end of the 

 volume. These contain representations of eggs, for the most part, 

 not previously figured. 



