726 Recenthj published Ornithological Works. [Ibis, 



which seems to leave little to be desired, and feel sure of 

 the great utility of the result of their labours. 



Swarm on the Birds-of-Prey. 



[A Synoptical List of the Accipitres (Diurnal Birds of Prey). 

 By H. Kiike Swann. Part iv. (conclusion). London : 1920.] 



This part comprises the Falconing and Pandiones, with an 

 Index to the Genera in the work. One new subspecies 

 (guate^nalensis) is proposed under Cerchneis sparveiia, and 

 for some recondite reason Tinnunculus is changed to 

 Tinnuncula. The word is a substantive, and can have 

 no feminine. 



Wait on Ceylon Birds. 



[The distribntion of birds in CeyUn and its relation to recent 

 geohigical changes in the Ishuid. By W. E. Wait. Spolia Zeylanica, 

 X. pt. m, jjp. 1-3-2, 1914.] 



[Notes on Ceylon Rails, Waders,. Gulls, and Terns. Id., ibid. pt. 38, 

 pp! 179-2GO, 1916.] 



[Notes on Ceylon Water- Birds, Ceylon Pigeons, and Ganie-Birds. 

 Id., ibid. pt. ;J9, pp. 287-379, 1917.] 



Since the publication of the late Colonel Legge's fine 

 volume on the Birds of Ceylon about forty yeais ago, 

 l)ut little has been added to our knowledge of the avifauna 

 of that island. In the last few years, however, ]\Ir. W. 

 E. Wait, of the Ceylon Civil Service and a member of our 

 Union, has been devoting a good deal of attention to this 

 matter, and is now engaged iu preparing a handbook on 

 the subject which Avill supplement and revise on more 

 modern lines Legge's great work ; this is out of print and 

 was always a most difficult and expensive book to procure. 



In the meantime, before issuing the complete work, 

 jNIr. Wait pul)lished in ' Spolia Zeylanica/ the organ of 

 the (Juloiubo Museum, two parts (^f his notes dealing with 

 the water- and game-birds, and these will undoubtedly be 

 of gi'eat assistance to all those in Ceylon vvlio are interested 

 in birds. Keys and descriptions of each species are given, 



