Recently published Ornithological Works. 351 
only say that, antecedently to the accounts of the several 
species, Mr. Cooke discusses the family under the heads of 
Protection, Decrease, Range, Migration, and Distribution 
within various areas. 
30. Dresser on Palearctic Birds’ Eggs. 
[Eggs of the Birds of Europe, including all the Species inhabiting the 
Western Palearctic Area. By H. E. Dresser. Parts V., VI. London: 
November 1906. Price 10s. 6d. net per Part. ] 
These two parts deal with the families Falconid (con- 
clusion), Turdidze, and Cinclide, as well as the genera 
Scotocerca, Argya, and Accentor. The Booted Eagle is 
restored to the genus Aguila, and for Bonelli’s Eagle the 
title Hutolmaétus is adopted in place of Nisaétus of Hodgson. 
Mr. Dresser refuses to acknowledge the supposed new Red- 
wing from Iceland (Turdus coburni), while on p. 188 we 
have his ideas of the different forms included under Cinclus. 
Difficult questions of nomenclature are dealt with in the genus 
Savicola, and careful descriptions are given throughout of the 
breeding-habits, nests, and eggs of the various forms. The 
author omits, however, to mention the characteristic use of 
the wood-rush (Luzula maxima) in the lining of the Golden 
Eagle’s nest—at least in Scotland,—and credits the Mistletoe- 
Thrush with a somewhat too exclusive love of “gardens, 
parks, and groves,” while the statement that the Whinchat 
breeds in Shetland cannot be at present accepted. The eggs 
figured are those of Aquila heliaca, A. adalberti, A. rapaz, 
A, chrysaétus, A. pomarina, A. maculata, A. pennata, A. nipal- 
ensis, Eutolmaétus fasciatus, Circaétus gallicus, Falco cherrugy, 
F. feldeggi, various species of the genera Turdus, Monti- 
cola, Cinclus, Saxicola, Pratincola, Scotocerca, Argya, and 
Accentor. The figures of the larger eggs stand out well and 
clearly, but some might with advantage have been taken 
from finer specimens ; those of the smaller eggs are at times 
too dull; yet, as a whole, they are excellent. 
