242 Recently published Ornithological Works. 
land word Moa, which is their name for the gigantic wineless bird of that 
country. Regarding it as a new genus, I have taken the liberty of naming 
it as above, gladly thereby recognizing Mr. Mill’s valuable services in 
preserving specimens of this bird, and giving others opportunities of 
studying it. 
38. Elliot’s ‘ List of Humming-birds,’ 
[List of Described Species of Humming-birds. By Daniel Giraud Elliot. 
Smithsonian Misc. Col. no. 334.1 
This is a list of the 427 species of Trochilide recognized 
by Mr. Elliot in his Synopsis, of which we have spoken already 
(Ibis, 1879, p. 479). Its object is to “ facilitate the labelling 
of specimens,” and to “serve as a check-list of the species.” 
39. Finsch’s ‘ Journey to Western Siberia.’ 
[Reise nach West-Sibirien im Jahre 1876. Auf Veranstaltung des 
Vereins fur die deutsche Nordpolarfahrt in Bremen unternommen mit 
Dr. A. E. Brehm und Karl Graf v. Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg von Dr. 
O. Finsch. Royal 8vo. Berlin: Verlag von Erich Walbroth. 1879.] 
This volume contains the narrative of Dr. Finsch’s journey 
to Western Siberia in 1876, of which he has already given 
us some account in this Journal (see Ibis, 1877, p. 48). Itis 
illustrated by many well-executed lithographic plates, taken 
from Dr. Finsch’s sketches of life and scenery. Numerous 
allusions to birds occur throughout the work. 
40. Hume and Marshall’s ‘Game Birds of India’ 
[The Game Birds of India, Burmah, and Ceylon. By Hume and 
Marshall. S8vo. 44 plates, 280 pp. Vol. I. (No date on title, but pre- 
face dated July 1st, 1879.) ] 
The first volume of this work contains the Bustards, Sand- 
Grouse, Megapodes, Pheasants, Spur-fowl, and Snow-cocks. 
A chromolithograph of each species is accompanied by letter- 
press, consisting principally of field-notes. As regards the 
plates, they are certainly, to say the least of them, not good, 
although mostly sufficient for the determination of the species. 
But Mr. Hume has so justly criticised them himself, that it 
is not necessary for us to say much on the matter. The 
