104 Recent Ornithological Publications . 
divisions adopted are sometimes too numerous, and the arrange¬ 
ment employed a little out of date. But this does not interfere 
with the great general merit of the work, which is, we believe, 
mainly due to the labour bestowed upon it by Mr. E. Moore. 
De VerteuiEs f Trinidad ** contains a good deal of informa¬ 
tion upon the zoology of the island, put together in rather a 
desultory way. The scientific names when given are often mis¬ 
spelt. We learn (p. 118) that the King Vulture inhabits the 
high woods, as also the Bed-headed Cathartes. The Black¬ 
headed Cathartes , as in theU. S., is gregarious," and found prin¬ 
cipally in the towns arid plantations, where it is the common 
scavenger. c An Essay on the Ornithology of Trinidad/ by 
Antoine Leotand, is appended, and here also will be found much 
generally interesting matter. Nearly 300 species are stated to 
have fallen under observation. A list is given of their genera 
and subgenera “after Cuvier.” The Guacharo ( Steatornis ) is 
in Trinidad also called “ Diablo tin.” Dr. Leotand remarks:— 
“ The young ones, which are literally a mass of fat, are highly 
praised and relished by amateurs. I have on several occasions 
partaken of them, but must candidly confess, in consequence of 
a certain cockroachy flavour, which is the reverse of tempting, 
I have for a long time discarded that dish.” 
The f Naturalist in Bermuda t J is the title of a little work on 
the “ geology, zoology and botany of that remarkable group of 
islands,” just issued from the press. Mr. Jones is fortunate in 
having secured two such excellent observers as Major Wedder- 
burn and Mr. Hurdis to assist him in his labours on the 
birds. Except the notices in Sir William Jardine's ‘ Contribu¬ 
tions/ the present is the only attempt at an account of this 
peculiar fauna, which is divided in its allegiance between the 
Old and New Worlds, and seems to incline first towards one 
and then towards the other, re according to the way the wind 
blows.” On the whole, however, the American types are de¬ 
cidedly predominant, Cardinalis virginianus and Sialia wilsoni 
* ‘ Trinidad : its Geography, Natural Resources, Administration, Present 
Condition and Prospects.’ By L. A. A. De Verteuil, M.D.P. London, 
1858, 1 vol. 8vo. 
t Reeves and Turner, Strand, London, 1859. 
