THE GENERAL SUBJECT. Aves 3? 
Saunders, H. Ad Illustrated Manual of British Birds. Pts. i-ix. 
London : 1888, 8vo, pp. 1-360, cuts. 
In this work, w'hilo never losing sight of the necessary scientific 
accuracy, the author is careful to avoid statistical and other matter 
unlikely to be of wide interest. Each species is limited to two pages, 
while in a few cases only one is filled, without a figure ; the classification 
followed being, in the main, that of the B. O. U. list. The majority 
of the cuts are the same as in the 4th Ed. of “ Yarrell,” but others are 
added (with letterpress) of Saxicola isabellina , S. stapazina , S. desert i, 
Sylvia nisoria , Tichodroina muraria , Acanthyllis caudacuta , and Falco 
cenchvis ; while fresh illustrations of Circus rufus , Astur palumbarius^nd 
Falco ccsalon are substituted for the originals. 
. [See also Querquedula (Anatidcv).] 
Sciiiavuzzj, B. Materiali per un’ avifauna del Litorale austro-ungarico. 
Boll. Soc. Adr. x (1887) pp. 154-183. 
A continuation of tho subject from vol. vii of the above work, which 
will bo usoful in determining the range of specios in the Adriatic 
district. 
Schier, W. Die Verbreitung der movenartigen Vogel (Laridcc) in 
Bohmen. MT. orn. Ver. Wien, 1888, pp. 9 & 10. [ Cf Zool. Bee. 
xxiv, Aves , p. 29.] 
. Die Verbreitung der Dickschnabler ( Crassirostres ) in Bohmen. T. c. 
pp. 124 & 125. 
Schweinfurth, G., Ratzel, F., Felkin, R. W., & Hartlaub, G. 
Emin Pasha in Central Africa ; being a collection of his Letters and 
Journals. Translated by Mrs. R. W. Felkin. London : 1888, 
8 vo, xviii & 547 pp., 2 portraits, map. [ Cf \ Zool. Rec. xxiv, 
Aves, p. 14.] 
This work contains an interesting chapter on the Geography of 
Plants and Animals [reprinted from u Ausland, 1882,” and MT. Ver. 
Erdkunde zu Leipzig, 1887] pp. 390-407. 
Sclater, P. L. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in 
the Collection of the British Museum. Oligomyodce , or the Families 
Tyrannidce, Oxyrhamphidce , Pipridce , Cotingidce , Phytotomidce , 
Philepittidoe , Pittidce , Xenicidce , and Eurylcemidce. Vol. xiv of the 
series. London : 1888, 8vo, xx & 495 pp., 26 pis., cuts. \_Cf. Zool. 
Rec. xxiii, Aves , p. 34.] 
Owing in a great measure to the Salvin-Godman collection, the number 
of species recognized in this volume is even greater than in vol. xii [infra], 
being 665 as against 559. Keys are given to the subfamilies, as well as to 
the genera and species, where necessary ; while a large number of tho 
latter were originally described by the author. [See Ochthornis, Cceno- 
triccus ( Tyrannidce ), Coracopitta ( Piltidai ), n. gg., Chloropipo holochlora, 
n. sp. {Pipridce), Fmpidochanes salvini , n. sp., Euscarthmus , Tyranniscus , 
Elainea, Legatus , Myiozetetes, Pitangus, Megarhynchus, Myiobius , Myiarchus 
{Tyrannidce), Pipra, Machceropterus {Pipridce), Tityra { Cotingidce ), Pitta 
( Pittidce ) ; and for plates, Agriornis , Tamioptera, Ochthodiceta, Ochthccca, 
