484 Recently published Ornithological Works. 
with older lists, Mr. Wharton’s will not fail, we trust, to pro¬ 
vide food for useful reflection on this important subject. 
61. Marshall’s ‘ Birds’-nesting in India.’ 
[Birds’-Nesting in India. A Calendar of the Breeding-seasons, and a 
Popular Guide to the Habits and Haunts of Birds. Illustrated. By 
Capt, G. F. L. Marshall, R.E., F.Z.S. &c. Crown 8vo, pp. 184. Cal¬ 
cutta: 1877.] 
For publishing this useful and well-arranged volume all 
bird’s-nesters in India will, we are sure, thank Capt. Marshall. 
In it the time of breeding, the shape and position of the nest, 
the range during the nesting-season of a large number of the 
birds of India, and other details are given in a concise yet clear 
manner. To afford still further information, a calendar is added 
recording the doings of birds as regards their breeding during 
every month cf the year. To those accustomed to search 
for bird’s-nests in more temperate countries the uncertainty 
of the nesting-time of tropical species is very perplexing. 
The comparative completeness of Capt. Marshall’s list shows 
how industriously and successfully the many ardent ornitho¬ 
logists who have of late years explored India have pursued 
their favourite study. Still there are gaps to All up, and points 
yet to be made out, before the subject is complete; and we 
trust that egg-collectors in India will freely respond to Capt. 
Marshall’s request to be supplied with fresh notes and infor¬ 
mation to be incorporated in a future edition. 
62. M‘Cauley’s ‘ Birds of the Red River of Texas.’ 
[Notes on the Ornithology of the Region about the Source of the Red 
River of Texas, from Observation^ made during the Exploration con¬ 
ducted by Lieut. E. H. Ruffner, Corps of Engineers, U.S. A. By C. A. 
H. MUauley, Lieut. 3rd U.S. Artillery. Annotated by Dr. Elliott Coues, 
U. S. A. Extracted from the Bulletin of the Survey, vol. iii. no. 3. 8vo, 
pp. 655-695. Washington: 1877.] 
This paper is issued as part of the Bulletin of Dr. Hayden’s 
Survey, and relates to the ornithology of the little-known 
district of Texas called the Llano Estacado or Staked Plain, 
a desolate treeless waste, flat beyond comparison,” situated 
at an elevation of 4000 feet above the sea-leveL 
