lf)4 Rece/if/i/ piifil'islu'd OnuihoJixjlccd Works. 



Parrots, and Doves as liave been received alive in Europe. 

 Of all these birds, after tlie scientific and English name^ a 

 short description is given, Avith an abstract of the principal 

 facts known about them. About 80 illustrations are included 

 in the text, some of which are of special interest. 



We must say that all our friends the Aviculturists ought 

 to be exceedingly grateful to Mr. Butler for the pains he has 

 taken in the compilation of this book, which will save them 

 enormous trouble. To ascertain the name of a living bird is 

 no easy matter nowadays. All sorts of books and periodicals, 

 many of which may not be of easy access, must be searched 

 through, and perhaps in vain ! We do not say that this work 

 will enable us to solve the riddles at once, but it will be a 

 considerable help. We cordially commend Mr. Butler^s 

 book on cage-birds to the notice of all those who keep 

 our feathered friends in captivity and wish to know their 

 scientific names. 



5. The Check-list of North-American Birds. 



[Check-list of North-American Birds, prepared by a Committee of the 

 American Ornithologists' Union. Third edition (revised). New York, 

 1910.] 



The long-expected third edition of the 'Check-list of North- 

 American Birds ' was issued in August last, but too late to De 

 noticed in our last )iumber. 



The geographical boundaries of the List remain as before — 

 that is, " the Continent of North America north of the United 

 States and Mexican Boundary, Greenland, and the peninsula 

 of Lower California, with the islands naturally belonging 

 thereto." 



The species are not numbered in the present edition, but 

 are stated to be about the same in number as those in the 

 second edition (i. e. 768), besides which there are a large 

 number of subspecies. These are indicated by letters [a, h, 

 c, &c.). Melospiza has 20 subspecies and Otocorys 11. In 

 the main portion of the List the species and subspecies are 

 taken in systematic order from the lowest to the highest, and 

 after the Latin and English names a reference to the authority 



