Recently published Ornithological Works, 353 
collected by Doherty, Goodfellow, and Waterstradt. Lori- 
culus philippensis dohertyt is a new subspecies from Basilan. 
Rhipidura nigro-cinnamomea and the very remarkable Starling 
Goodfellowia m‘randa from Mt. Apo are well figured by 
Keulemans. 
34. Harvie-Brown on the Tay Area. 
[A Vertebrate Fauna of Scotland. Tay Basin and Strathmore. By 
J. A. Haryie-Brown. Fidinburgh: David Douglas, 1906. Sm. 4to. 
Pp. i-lxxxvi, 1-377; 29 illustr., 5 maps. | 
Each successive volume of the ‘Vertebrate Fauna of Scot- 
land’ series brings us nearer to its conclusion, and the present 
contribution, which treats of the Tay Basin and Strathmore, 
leads us as far to the southward as the boundaries of ‘Clyde ” 
and “ Forth.” Various as are the aspects and manifold as 
are the interests of the more northerly districts which formed 
the subjects of previous volumes, the “Tay ” area, which 
includes a great part of the counties of Perth, Forfar, Kin- 
cardine, and Fife, yields to none of them in the diversity of 
its attractions. The massive southern spurs of the Grampian 
Range, the Breadalbane Mountains, and the Clova Hills not 
only provide lovely scenery and splendid botanizing ground 
to many a traveller and naturalist, but also afford admirable 
breeding-sites for certain of our rarer birds, while these 
heights with their innumerable glens, the valley of the Tay 
itself, the famous moors, and the flatter parts of the country 
to the southward, ensure the presence of an exceptionally 
varied fauna. 
Mr. Harvie-Brown begins with a brief revision of the 
work already accomplished in the series, while a sketch of 
the history of the Perthshire Society of Natural History is 
given by Mr. H. Coates, its President for 1905. Following 
upon these comes the general description of the coast-line, 
islands, watersheds, valleys, moors, and lochs, with disserta- 
tions on the faunal position of the area and its climate. 
Special sections on Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, and Amphibians 
bulk largely, as usual, in the text, but Fishes find no place 
in this volume. Two appendices treat respectively of the 
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