Recently published Ornithological Works. 12 7 
12. Gurney's c Rambles of a Naturalist. 3 
[Rambles of a Naturalist in Egypt and other Countries, with an ana¬ 
lysis of the claims of certain foreign Birds to be considered British, and 
other Ornithological Notes. By J. H. Gurney, Jun., F.Z.S. 1 vol. 8vo. 
London : 1876.] . 
This volume is a kind of ornithological omnium-gatherum, 
containing an account of the recent travels and experiences 
of an ardent devotee of our science in various parts of the 
world. Mr. Gurney first goes “to Russia and back,” and 
gives us an account of the birds to be met with in the market 
of St. Petersburg there, and a few notes on the museums and 
zoological gardens which he visited. Next we have his 
journey in the Algerian Sahara, where, as the readers of e The 
Ibis 9 aReady know, he made many interesting observations*. 
The notes taken during the Franco-German war, which follow, 
relate to a much better-known fauna, but still contain some 
interesting information. The most important portion, how¬ 
ever, of Mr. Gurney* s volume is the account of his six months* 
bird-collecting in Egypt, which is followed by a systematically 
arranged series of notes upon all the species of birds obtained, 
223 in all. Of these Anser erythropus, Buteo desertorum, 
Cypselus apus (as distinct from C. pallidus ), and Anas angus - 
tirostris are added to the Egyptian list for the first time “ on 
positive information.** The right of admission was also con¬ 
firmed to sundry doubtful species, such as Circus cineraceus 
and Porzana pygmcea. Some “ passing notes on the birds of 
Italy/* together with an analysis of the claims of certain birds 
to be considered British, and a few minor papers conclude 
Mr. Gurney*s interesting and instructive volume, which we 
beg leave to recommend most sincerely to the notice of his 
brother ornithologists. 
* See Mr. Gurney “ On the Ornithology of Algeria,” Ibis, 1871, 
pp. 68, 289. 
