NEWTON’S DICTIONARY OF BIRDS. 
| Dictio: f Birds | by | eager NEWTON | assisted by he Hans 
Gapow | with contributions from | RicHarD LyDEKKER, B.A., F.G.S., 
CuHartes S. Roy, M.A., F.R.S., | an se | RoperT W. SHUFELDT; rs 
(late United States i | Part IT. | — ) | London: | Adam and 
Charles Black. | 189 
Since the notice of Part I. of this important book in the present 
volume (p. 252) of ‘The Naturalist,’ Part IT. (GA—-MOA) has been 
issued. It is scarcely necessary to say that the high standard of 
Professor Newton’s work has been more than maintained, for it is 
combining all the oldest and all the latest information in connection 
with practical and scientific ornithology. 
Part II. of ‘A Dictionary of Birds’ contains two papers of 
special interest and importance—Professor Newton’s learned and 
exhaustive article of over 53 pages on ‘Geographical Distribution,’ 
and the equally capable and scholarly treatise under the head of 
‘Migration,’ which latter, in our opinion, is the clearest and most 
satisfactory explanation (as far as the matter is capable of being 
explained) which has so far appeared in connection with the  daees 
mystery of the animal kingdom. 
Amongst the numerous shorter notices in Part II. it is difficult to 7 
make a distinction, but we would particularly call the attention of 
the reader to Teeaae stil ahaa reference to the family groups 
of ‘Goose, ‘Grebe,’ ‘Grouse,’ ‘Heron,’ ‘Hornbill, ‘Humming — 
Bird,’ ‘Jay’; that Ae creature the ‘ Kiwi,’ the ‘Lammer- ee 
geyer,’ Laks the Australian ‘Lyre-bird,’ and the ‘ Megapodes’ ; a 
also the concluding portion of the ‘Gare-fowl’ commenced in Part L | 
__ A third and fourth part will complete the work, which is ‘intended 
to form one handy demy octavo volume of about 1,000 pages 5 
In conclusion, we can only repeat, after seeing Part IL, el 
when completed it must prove an _ indispensable handbook for the — 
student and country g hould ce  . 
to pass unread by anyone who pretends to care for ornithology, and 
is desirous of obtaining correct and 1 jC. 
| gNOPES AND EWS. 
