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proposed by Mr. H. C. Watson in bis botanical works, has 
been adopted ; and by references to tbe accompanying map, 
which is copied from one designed by that gentleman, the range 
of the different species is very compendiously shown. Follow- 
ing the same model, the author classes the birds of Great Britain 
into six categories, representing respectively the British, 
^^English,^^ Germanic,'’^ Atlantic,^^ Scottish,^^ and High- 
lands^ types of distribution. Some such arrangement must 
necessarily have been adopted ; but these names, if they be con- 
strued too literally, may lead to some misconception. Mr. More 
states that his work is confessedly imperfect, but we must 
express our opinion that it goes very far beyond anything in the 
way of completeness that has yet been attempted. The aid of 
about one hundred correspondents has been obtained to carry 
out the author^s design ; and as these include nearly all the best 
living ornithologists of Great Britain, it is no wonder that his 
mode of dealing with this interesting subject has met with 
success, -especially as he also has bestowed a great amount of 
care and trouble on the task. 
Mueller, A. & K. Charakterzeichnungen der vorziiglichsten 
deutschen Singvogel. Leipzig und Heidelberg. 8vo, 11 
tabb. 
We have not seen this work, and only know of its existence 
from an advertisement. 
Hewton, Alfred. Notes on the Birds of Spitsbergen. Ibis, 
1865, pp. 199-21&, 4ae-525, pi. vi. 
The first part of this paper contains a narrative of the author^s 
ornithological proceedings in Spitsbergen, and the second a 
catalogue of the species found there. The number of these 
tallies with that of Dr. Malmgren (vide supra) ^ but this result is 
obtained by dismissing Bernicla leucopsis from, and inserting into 
the list Strepsilas interpres. From that naturalist the author 
also dissents in the assignment of several species of Alcidee, 
Fratercula glacialis is figured. , 
Paessler, W. Beobaclitungeii aus den Jahren 1863 und 1864 
in Anhalt. Journ. fiir Orn. 1865, pp. 30-42. 
-. Bebbachtungen in Anhalt aus dem Jahre 1865. Op, cit, 
pp. 297-306. 
These observations have apparently only a local interest. 
^^Badde, Gustav.^^ The Zoology of Siberia. Nat. Hist. Re- 
view, 1865, pp.457~4fi6. 
This article contains an excellent abstract of, and commentary 
on, the seeond volume of Herr Haddens ^ Travels in the South of 
Eastern Siberia,^ published at St. Petersburg in 1863 (4to, 
