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(B. Friedländer & Sohn, (Berlin. 



Just published: [29 



A. B. Meyer and L. W. Wiglesworth 

 The Birds of Celebes 



and the Neighbouring Islands. 

 2 volumes, comprising 42 Piatos carefully coloured by hand (Figures of 

 77 species), 3 piain Plates (Tails of 4 species) and 7 coloured Maps [3 Maps: 

 Geographical Distribution of Loriculus, Cacatua, Bucerotidae in the Indian 

 Archipelago — 1 Map of Celebes — 1 Map of Celebes and neighbouring 

 islands — 2 Meteorological Maps (Winds and Rains of the Indian Archi- 

 pelago)] with letterpress of XXXII, 130 and 962 pages. In Royal Quarto. 

 Price 240 Mark [= 12 SB = frcs. 300]. 



Contents: 



Preface. — Systematic Index [of species]. — List of Plates. — List of 

 Maps. — Alphabetical list of Abbreviations. — Notanda et Corrigenda. — In- 

 troduction: Travel and Literature. Seasons and Winds in the East Indian Ar- 

 chipelago. Migration in the East Indian Archipelago. Variation. Geographical 

 Distribution. — Systematic Part. — Alphabetical Index [of species]. 



Systematic Index: 



Order Accipitres 29 species. — Striges 7 sp. — Psittaci 18 sp. — Pici 3 sp. — 

 Coccyges 17 sp. — Bucerotes 2 sp. — Coraciae 22 sp. - Macrochires 10 sp. — Passeres 

 142 sp. — Columbae 34 sp. — Gallinae 7 sp. — Turnices 2 sp. — Ralli 18 sp. — Li- 

 rnicolae 31 sp. — Ciconiiformes 24 sp. — Anseres 8 sp. — Steganopodes 5 sp. — Lari 

 9 sp. — Tubinares 3 sp. — Pygopodes 2sp. — Number of speoies descri- 

 bed: 393. 



Letterpress: 



The treatment of each species consists of the synonomy, the list of works containing 

 figures and descriptions of the bird, a particular description of the adult male, the aduit 

 female and of the young, measurements, the skeleton, the variations, the egg, the nest, 

 the breading season, the distribution, general notices. 



The Ornithological Fauna of the islands round Celebes tili the Talaut Islands in the 

 North, the Sula Islands in the East, and the Djampea Group in the South is incorporated 

 in this work. — 



The I. chapter of the Introduction (15 pg. with 2 maps) which bears the 

 title 'Travel and Literature', gives short biographies of 37 Naturalists and Collectors who 

 have done work among the birds of this area, beginning with Labillardiere, who visited the 

 island in 1793, up to Waterstradt in 1897. A special list of the literature on the orni- 

 thological Fauna of Celebes is annexed. 



The II. chapter of the Introduction (21 pg. with 2 maps) treats the Seasons and 

 "Winds in the whole East Indian Archipelago, viz. the four Monsoons, the Rains north 

 and south of the equator, the Change of Climate at different altitudes. Then follows a 

 more detailed description of the seasons of the different islands of the Archipelago: of Ce- 

 lebes, Sangi, the Sooloo Archipelago and the Celebes Sea, the Philippine Islands, Borneo, 

 Sumatra, Java, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands etc. — The importance of this chapter 

 lies in the fact that winds and seasons play not a small part among the many causes, 

 which effect the dispersal and the distribution of birds. 



The III. chapter, Migration in the East Indian Archipelago (15 pg.), contains: Mi- 

 grations in its simplest form, Local movements, Islet nomads, Migrations proper in the 

 E. I. Archipelago, Table of migrants to Celebes, Birds at sea, Routes of different species 

 to the East Indies, Causes of migration etc. 



