NOTICES OF NEW BOOKS. 79 



shot at Stratton Strawless, near the house of Kobert Marsham, 

 who communicated the fact to Gilbert White in a letter dated 

 30th Oct. 1792, and subsequently sent him a coloured drawing 

 of two quill-feathers (here reproduced pi. v, p. 381), which leaves 

 no doubt as to the correct determination of the species. 



Mr. Southwell brings the work to a close with four useful 

 Appendices : — (A). Species to be added since the publication of 

 the two former volumes, namely, Aquila chrysaetus, Lanius minor, 

 Tardus varius, Hypolais icterina, Sylvia nisoria, Motacilla alba, 

 Emberiza hortulana, Serinus hortidanus, Tichodroma muraria, 

 Mgialitis asiatica (Pallas), and Somateria spectabilis, of which a 

 second specimen has been lately obtained. (B). Additional notes 

 on rare species ; including Pallas's Sand Grouse and the Great 

 Bustard. (C). Five species whose reported occurrence in Norfolk 

 admits of doubt, namely, the Short-toed Lark, Pine Grosbeak, 

 Eastern Golden Plover, Great White Heron, and Green-backed 

 Gallinule, Porphyrio smaragdonotus. (D). Species discarded 

 altogether from the Norfolk List, namely, Scops asio, Loxia bifas- 

 ciata, Stumella ludoviciana, Ardea garzetta, Ardea russata, and 

 Scolopux sabinii, which, being regarded as a melanism of the 

 Common Snipe, takes rank only as a variety. 



The evidence pro and con in regard to all these, will be found 

 detailed in the Appendices. 



Prefixed to the volume is a memoir of the author by Mr. 

 Southwell, together with a portrait which we doubt not will be 

 very acceptable to those who were acquainted with the genial 

 and gifted naturalist who has passed away. 



The Natural History of Selborne. By the Bev. Gilbert White, 

 A.M. A new edition. Edited with notes by G. Chris- 

 topher Davies. London : Gibbings, 18, Bury St., W.C. 

 1890. 



It is to be regretted that in the eleven years which have 

 elapsed since Mr. Davies first attempted to edit ' The Natural 

 History of Selborne,' he has not taken steps to rectify some at 

 least of the many errors into which he then fell ; errors which 

 showed at that time his evident incapacity for the task which he 

 had undertaken. In this lately published '• new edition," all the 



