206 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



At the conclusion of the memoir is given a complete list of 

 the Birds of the Kilimandjaro-]Meru district, 496 in all. 

 Examples of 402 species represented by 1546 specimens 

 were obtained by the Expedition. 



25. The South African Journal. 



[The Journal of the South African Ornithologists' Union. Vol, vii. 

 No. 1 (July, 1911).] 



This number begins with a paper by Mr, C. F. Swynnerton 

 on nests and eggs from Mt. Chirinda in Southern Rhodesia, 

 from which an immense amount of information may be 

 gathered with respect to the variation of the eggs, the 

 position of the nests, the localities chosen, and the like. We 

 have much enjoyed the j)erusal of the article and of the field- 

 notes by Mr. Odendaal, of which it almost entirely consists. 

 A second paper by Mr. C. G. Davies continues his accounts 

 (cf. J. S. A.O. U., 1908) of the Birds of the Matialete District 

 in East Griqualand ; the notes are short, and we notice that 

 many species which bulk largely in the papers of English 

 explorers are thought to need no prolonged mention. It 

 would be well for the latter to take heed of this fact, in 

 these times of diffuse writing. Some remarks on a few species 

 from Wakkerstroom by Mr. A. Roberts form the only other 

 contribution besides Obituary Notices, Reviews, and short 

 Notes. 



26. Stonham's ' Birds of the British Islands.' 



[The Birds of the British Islands. B}^ Charles Stonham, C.M.G., 

 F.R.C.S., F.Z.S. With Illustrations by Lilian M. Medland, F.Z.S. 

 Parts xix. & xx. London : Grant Richards, Ltd., 1911.] 



Witb these two final parts Mr. Stonham and Miss Medland 

 bring to a conclusion their work, of which we announced the 

 inception in 1906 {' lh'\s,' 1906, p. 732). It is a useful book, 

 and contains much valuable information. Bound in five 

 volumes and illustrated by 317 uncoloured plates, many of 

 which are excellent, it will be a pleasing ornament to the 



