190 Recently published Ornithological Works. 
Societe Zoologique de France for last year. As the latest 
resume of the birds of this interesting part of Southern Europe, 
and as being drawn up by an authority on the subject so well 
known for his labours on the avifauna of Spain as the author, 
this memoir will, we are sure, be much appreciated. The 
total number of species included by Mr. Howard Saunders in 
his list is 339. Of these, three only, we believe, are peculiar 
to the Spanish peninsula—namely, Gecinus sharpii, Galen- 
drella bcBtica, and Cyanopica cooki^. As special reference is 
made by the author to nomenclature, we may remind him 
that he will find on referring to his dictionary that the correct 
name of the Robin is Erithacus (not Erythacus) and that 
the Greek word Aedon cannot be properly abbreviated into 
Mdon. 
18. Brandt on Russian Zoological Works. 
[Brevis Enumeratio operum ad faunam mammalium et avium Imperii 
Rossici pertinentiiim; auctore Alexandre Brandtio.] 
A very useful catalogue of works relating to the mammals 
and birds of Russia, which, as the author observes, were im¬ 
perfectly stated in SclateFs address on zoological literature 
given before the British Association at Bristol f. 
19. Colletfs Contributions to Norwegian Ornithology. 
[Mindre Meddelelser vedrorende Norges Fuglefauna i Aarene 1873-76. 
Af Robert Collett. Nyt Mag. Naturv. Kristiania, 1877, pp. 85-225.] 
A series of notes on the birds of Norway, from the pen of 
a well-known and excellent observer accustomed to field¬ 
work. 
^ In the new volume of his Catalogue (iii. p. 67) Mr. Sharpe uses Cyano- 
polius as the name for this genus, giving the date 1849. But if a reference 
is made to the Brit. Assoc. Report for that year (p. 75), as quoted, no such 
title will be found, the present species being there called simply Pica 
cooki. Mr. Sharpe has been misled by Bonaparte’s quotation, P. Z. S. 
1850, p. 86 5 but he should have recollected that Napoleonic assertions 
required to be verified! 
t See Rep. Brit. Assoc. 1875, pt. ii. p. 86. 
