209 
Recently published Ornithological Works. 
Tetrao urogallus, $, in partly male plumage; and a curious 
variety of Fringilla coelebs. 
21. Kirby’s ‘ Sport in East Central Africa .' 
[Sport in East Central Africa, being an Account of Hunting-trips in 
the Portuguese and other Districts of East Central Africa. By F. 
Vaughan Kirby. London: Rowland Ward, Ltd., 1899.] 
Although Mr. Kirby's volume, as will be evident from 
its title, relates chiefly to his sporting adventures when in 
pursuit of the larger mammals, frequent allusions to birds 
will be found in it (see, for example, pp. 103, 132, 142, 190, 
and 230). His companion, Mr. James J. Harrison, seems 
to have collected bird-skins, but we are not aware that these 
have ever been examined by a competent ornithologist. 
Mr. Kirby's travels were mostly in the Portuguese provinces 
north and south of the Lower Zambesi. It is much to be 
regretted that no map is given in the volume to show his 
exact routes. 
22. Lee’s Photographs of British Birds. 
[Among British Birds in their Nesting-Haunts, illustrated by the 
Camera. By Oswin A. J. Lee. Parts XIV. & XV. 4to. Edinburgh : 
D. Douglas, 1899.] 
In Part XIV. the breeding-places of the following species 
are figured:— Turtur communis , Strix flammea, Acrocephalus 
streperus, Passer montanus , CEdicnemus scolopax , Perdix 
cinerea (two plates), Fuligula cristata, Garrulus glandarius, 
and Alcedo ispida. Part XV. contains :— Pratincola ru- 
betra, Pandion haliaetus (two plates), Procellaria pelagica , 
Emberiza citrinella (two plates), Columba livia, Puffinus 
anglorum , Motacilla melanope, and Lagopus scoticus. All 
are beautiful, but we may select for special praise the plate 
of the Grey Partridge on her nest, and the next one, with 
the eggs exposed; the Whincliat; and the two of Osprey's 
nests in Strathspey. It is sad to learn that since 1896 not only 
have the eggs of the last been taken, but that one of the 
breeding-birds has been shot. Mr. Lee speaks of the 
difficulty experienced in getting a Turtle-Dove to “sit'' to 
SER. VII.—VOL. VI. 
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