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LVI.— Diagnosis of a new Subspecies of Gazelle from British 
East Africa. By OLDFIELD THOMAS. 
Gazella Grantti notata, subsp. n. 
Closely allied in essential characters to the typical G. Granttt, 
but distinguished by the greater length, breadth and in- 
tensity of both the dark and light lateral bands—the former 
black, the latter light buff and edged above posteriorly with 
a second dark band, less dark than the main lateral band, 
but much darker than the centre of the back. Pygal band 
broad, deep black. 
Hab. West slope of Lorogi Mountains, British East Africa. 
Mipe rit. Mus? ne. 97, 1:.30..2. Killed Oct. 9, 1895; 
Collected and presented by Arthur H. Neumann, Esq. 
This handsome gazelle has also been obtained in the same 
region by Mr. H. 8. H. Cavendish. 
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 
A Dictionary of Birds. By Atrrep Newron, assisted by Hans 
Gapow ; with Contributions from R. LyprekKker, C. 8. Roy, and 
R. W. Suuretpt. London: A. & C. Black. 
Wuen the publication of the ninth edition of the ‘ Encyclopedia 
Britannica’ was commenced many of its readers saw with dismay 
the treatment accorded to the Birds; but by the time the word 
** Bulltinch ” was reached a change of author had evidently taken 
place, and an admirable series of articles followed over the initials 
A. N. The most important of these was, perhaps, the treatise 
entitled “ Ornithology,” and suggestions were made in several 
quarters that on the conclusion of the Encyclopzdia a revised issue 
of these articles in octavo form would be desirable. By degrees 
the publishers adopted this view, and in 1893 appeared Part L. of 
the present work, while the end of 1896 witnessed the conclusion 
of Part IV. It is hardly necessary to say that, owing to the self- 
exacting character of Prof. Newton, the original articles formed 
little more than a foundation, many of those in the present series 
having practically been rewritten, while others have been added ; 
the result being a work of which it would be difficult to speak too 
highly. It is, moreover, a fascinating book, for a search under a 
definite heading is sure to lead to the perusal of some other article, 
perhaps far apart from the original objective—in which respect it 
resembles Yule and Burnell’s ‘ Glossary of Anglo-Indian Words,’ or 
the more severe ‘ Etymological Dictionary’ of Prof. Skeat. 
We do not think it too much to say that beyond all living ornitho- 
logists Prof. Newton is familiar with the works of the earlier 
