Book Notices and Revieivft. 
Book Notices and Reviews 
Canaries, Hybrids, and British Birds in Cage and Aviary. 
Oassell and Co., in monthly parts, 7d. net. 
I'art VIII.— Is to hand and is of the usual merit and 
interest. The chapter on " Moulting on Colour-food " is completed ; one 
on " E.xhibitin^'- and Washing " is included, also the commencement 
of one on Shows, .Judging, Reporting, and Technical Terms- -in fact 
nothing is wanting to make this interesting and popular woi'k, 
tlioroughly practical and up-to-date. The frontispiece is a coloured 
plate of Yorkshire Canaries, figuring four varieties and there arc 
also a number of e.xcellent half-tone illustrations and text figures. 
Notes on a Naturalist's Visit to Australia: By i). Seth 
Smith, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. Price 2,- from the Author, :it Elsworthy 
Road, South Hampstead, N.W. or R. H. Porter, 7 Princes Street, W . 
This interesting account of the .luthor's visit to .\ustralia 
in the Autumn of 1907 and Spring of 1908 for the purpose of 
collaborating with the various Zoological Societies, etc. of the Anti- 
podes t(.> endeavour to get together a representative collection of 
its fauna, for the Zoological Society of London; it has already ap- 
peared in theAvicuItural Magazine. Interesting and graphic accounts 
ai'e given of Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Other Zoos, to- 
gether with descriptive visits to various localities, with field notes of 
the wild birds met with. There are numerous half-tone illustrations 
and photograjihic reproductions illustrating the localities visited. We 
may mention several, one from the l)rush of Mr. Goodchild, viz.: 
Black and ^Vhite Fantail Flycatcher, and photos of the Australian 
Stone Plovei- and Brush Turkeys' Mound at the Melbourne Zoo. 
Our I'eaders will find the above very interesting and will 
renew the acquaintance of many present oi- former occupants of 
theii' aviaries in its pages. 
The Birds of Australia:-- G. M. Mathews Ixnklon, Witherby 
and Co.. 326 High Holborn, W.C. In two-guinea pai'ts. 
We have received fi'om Messrs. Witherby and Co., a pros- 
pectus of this sumptuous and important ornithological work — it will 
be specially welcome to all ornithologists and bird -lovers, as it will 
bring ou:' knowledge of the avifauna of this vast continent right 
up-to-date from personal field notes and all reliable sources. For 
the benefit of our i-eaders and to give publicity to this important} 
work, we reiirint the following glossary from jirospectus: 
Scope: Coloured figures and descriptive letterpress of the 
whole of the birds of Australia. 
Size: Royal 4to, 13^ x 9^. 
Plan of Publication : The three hundred sets to be issued by 
subscription in parts. The price of each part will be £2 2s., and 
the iWhole work will lie divided into volumes arranged according 
to the various orders of liirds. Each volume will be comiilete in 
itself. 
