1920.] Recently published Ornithological Works. 505 



therefore the best of rij^hts to his ()[)iuions 011 the avifauna. 

 Thus his little hook will be needed by all those iu Europe 

 wlio are working on Egyptian birds. Our only doubt is 

 whether the descriptions are not too short for proper 

 identification. Comparisons witii allied species are not 

 of themselves sufficient. 



Robinson on Johore Fauna. 



[Notes on tbe Vertebrate Fauna of tlie Pahang-Joliore Archipelago. 

 By H. C. liobiuson. Journ. F.M.S. IMuseums, vii. jip. o25-329, 

 pis. vi., vii.] 



This short article gives a list of the birds of Pulau Tingyi^ 

 a mountainous island on the east of Johore, chiefly covered 

 with lieavy jungle. No new forms were obtained, but the 

 author takes the opportunity of expressing his doubts as to 

 the validity of certain subspecies of Halcyon chloris and two 

 or three Passerine birds pi'oposed by Mr. Oberholser. The 

 plates are of island scener3^ 



Swann on the Birds of Prey. 



[A Synoptical List of tbe Accipitres. Part II. (Erythrotriorchis to 

 Lopboaetus). By H. Kirke Swann. Loudon, 1919. Pp. 39-74.] 



IVir. Swann here continues his list of the diurnal Birds of 

 Prey, the first part of which was fully noticed last year 

 ('Ibis/ 1919, p. 777). He takes the opportunity to print 

 some Addenda and Corrigenda to Part I. pp. 14-16. 



Thorburn s Ornithological Sketches. 



[A Naturalist's Sketcb-Book. B}- Arcbiljald Tliorburn. London, 

 1919. 4to. Pp. i-viii, 1-71, pis. 1-60.] 



The author here gives us a long series of beautiful illus- 

 trations of birds in his well-known style, interspersed with 

 nearly a dozen of animals and plants. All of them are 

 admirable, but we may specially call attention to those of 

 Raptorial birds, Ducks, and Geese. We should have been 

 glad to see a few more sketches of Terns, as we know that 

 ]\Ir. Thorburn has devoted considerable time to watching 

 their evolutions and habits in general. Still, we are greatlv 



