132 Recently published Ornithological Works. 
XI.—Notices of recent Ornithological Publications. 
1. Anderson’s ‘ Zoology of Yunnan.’ 
[Anatomical and Zoological Researches: comprising an account of the 
zoological results of the two expeditions to Western Yunnan in 1868 and 
1875; and a Monograph of the two Cetacean Genera Platanista and 
Orcella. By John Anderson, M.D. Edin. 2 vols. 4to: London, 187 8. | 
In these volumes we have an account of the zoological col- 
lections made during the two expeditions sent by the Indian 
(Government into Western Yunnan in 1867 and 1875, with 
the view of opening up trade between British Burmah and 
the interior of China. Dr. Anderson accompanied both of 
them as Naturalist, and with the assistance of several fellow- 
workers has prepared the present work. The portion relating 
to the Birds, in which Mr. R. Bowdler Sharpe has “ carefully 
worked out the literature,” contains a “list of the species col- 
lected on the two expeditions.” They are 233 in number. 
The only new species described appears to be Arachnechthra 
edeni (p. 661), the other novelties discovered having been 
previously characterized in the Zoological Society’s ‘ Proceed- 
ings.’ Of the letterpress we must say that a most imordi- 
nate proportion is taken up by synonyms, whole pages being 
devoted to the most ordinary references to such common 
species as Charadrius fulvus and Scolopax gallinago. 
The species figured are :— 
Circus melanoleucus, ¢. Hypsipetes yunnanensis. 
“9 > © & young. Culcipeta tephrocephala. 
Pteruthius eralatus. Suya superciliaris. 
Chleuasicus ruficeps. Pycnonotus xanthorrhous. 
Chatarrheea gularis. Phasianus sladeni. 
Alcippe phayrei. Euplocamus andersoni. 
Arachnechthra edeni. Bambusicola fytchii. 
Suthora brunnea. 
2. Brewer on the North-American Kmpidonaces. 
[Notes on the Nests and Eggs of the eight North-American Species of 
Empidonaces. By T. M. Brewer. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus, 1879. ] 
Dr. Brewer bases these valuable notes mainly upon speci- 
mens in the Smithsonian and his own collections. ‘Three 
