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Plates of the parents and young under all manner of circum- 
stances, though the effect of the pictures is somewhat spoilt 
by the portions not in focus. Special devices were needed 
when the ground was marshy or otherwise unfit for the work. 
90. Martorelli on Athene chiaradise. 
[Nota ornitologica. Ulteriori osservazioni sull' Athene ehiaradice^ 
Giglioli, del Prof. Giacinto Martorelli. Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. xl.] 
This paper contains particulars concerning the remarkable 
form of Owl recently discovered in Udine, Italy, and de- 
scribed by Prof. Giglioli as Athene chiaradice. It would 
seem to \)q a sport of A. noctua rather than a veritable 
species; but Prof. Giglioli has promised us an article upon 
this interesting bird for * The Ibis,' which will, no doubt, 
give us full information. 
91. Naumann's ' Birds of Middle Europe.' 
[Naiimann, Naturgeschichte der Vog-el Mitteleuropas. Herausgegeben 
Dr. Carl R. Hennicke, Baride ii.-vii., x. Folio. Gera-Unteruihaus, 
1897-1902. (Price 1 M. each Lieferimg.)] 
Every ornithologist who has devoted himself to European 
birds must be well acquainted with Naumann's ^Natur- 
geschichte der Vogel Deutschlands,' which, though published 
as far back as 1822-53, still remains a standard work of 
the best description. Until recently no second edition had 
been published, but a revised edition, bringing the subject 
up to date, is now being issued under the title ' Naumann, 
Naturgeschichte der Vogel Mitteleuropas.' 
Several volumes of this have, we understand, already 
appeared ; but of these we have only received one for review, 
namely the third, which embraces the Wagtails, Larks, and 
Finches. The number of authors and artists employed on 
the work reaches, according to the titlepage, the somewhat 
alarming total of 37, all working under the editorship of 
Dr. Carl U. Hennieke, of Gera, so that it may be taken for 
granted that the various articles will scarcely be of equal 
value. In the present volume, however, the work is executed 
