182 ornithologist's text-book. 



absurdity, there are occasionally good remarks, 

 and particular attention appears to be paid to 

 British birds, with observations, which, had they 

 received the attention they deserved, need not have 

 protracted the discussion as to the migration of 

 the Swallow for so many years after 1743, as the 

 author, from personal observation, details the mi- 

 gration of these birds from the eastern coast of 

 England at considerable length." 



Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales. By 

 Jas. White. 4to. 1790. 



This work, which had previously escaped our 

 researches, contains much that is useful and inte- 

 resting regarding the Ornithology of the region of 

 which it treats. Amongst sixty-five plates, a large 

 proportion are figures of birds, and these, with due 

 allowances for the time at which the book appeared, 

 are accurately delineated, and faithfully colored, 

 and exhibit much life and spirit. From a cursory 

 view of Mr. White's Journal, at the house of a 

 friend in the neighbourhood, we can pronounce 

 that the volume deserves to be far better known 

 to Naturalists, than it appears to be at present. 



Index to the General History of Birds. By 

 John Latham, M,D., F.R.S., A.S., and L.S. 

 Winchester, 1828. 4to. 



Since the preceding sheets passed through the 

 press, our venerable and amiable friend the cele- 

 brated Dr. Latham, has kindly presented us with 

 a copy of the above work, which is intended as a 

 complete and copious index to his great work, the 

 General History of Birds. The index to each 



