478 Recently published Ornithological Works. 
The systematic arrangement adopted by Mr. Sharpe appears 
to be a combination of those of Prof. Garrod, Prof. Sundevall, 
and Mr. Wallace. The birds treated of in the present volume 
are the “Coliomorphae”—a term applied here to the families 
Corvidae, Paradiseidse, Oriolidse, Dicruridse, and Prionopidae. 
This, it may be remarked, is a very different series from Prof. 
SundevalFs “ Coliomorphse,” which embraces the Icteridae, 
Stnrnidae, Corvidae, and Paradiseidae of most authors, with 
some minor groups. The Prionopidae of Mr. Sharpe we cannot 
regard as a very natural family, embracing, as it does, such 
diverse-looking forms as Grallina, Eurocephalus, Hypocolius, 
and Euryceros ! But much must depend on whether Mr. 
Sharpens new character of the production forwards of the 
“ chin-angle,” whereby he separates the Coliomorphae from 
the remaining “ Turdiformes,” will stand the test of length¬ 
ened examination. 
As regards the nomenclature employed by Mr. Sharpe, we 
may observe that the Stricklandian code now adopted by 
most English naturalists is not obeyed in several particulars. 
It is enacted thereby that “ specific names, when adopted as 
generic, must be changed .” But Mr. Sharpe maintains Corone 
cor one and P yrrho cor ax pyrrho cor ax directly in the teeth of 
this wholsome regulation. It is also enacted that ee a name 
glaringly false may be changed.” Yet Mr. Sharpe rejects 
appropriate names in order to call an Oriole of the Philip¬ 
pines chinensis, and a Bolivian Crow chilensis —the evidence 
of identification in both these cases being, to say the least of 
it, very doubtful. 
We rejoice to see that in the present volume Mr. Sharpe 
has somewhat curtailed the length of his descriptions. Short 
Latin diagnoses would, we think, have been much better in 
a work of this kind, with a few observations added to show 
the relation of the species to its nearest allies. The “ keys 
to the species,” given under each genus, are very useful in their 
way, but break down when you come to use them for the 
determination of specimens, from only one point of difference 
between allied species being given. 
The total number of species recognized by Mr. Sharpe as 
