676 Recently published Ornithological Works. 
British East Africa. The species was named after Lady 
Delamere :— 
PtILOPACHYS FLORENTINE, Sp. n. 
Closely allied to P. fuscus, hut distinguished by having 
the plumage altogether darker, the black markings, especially 
on the underparts of the body, being much coarser. The 
mantle and upper hack are devoid of the broad chestnut 
shaft-streaks characteristic of P. fuscus; on the sides of the 
breast, belly, and flanks the wide chestnut middles to the 
feathers are much reduced, and the sides of the feathers are 
strongly barred with black and white. Iris brown; bill and 
legs dull red. Total length about 10 inches, wing 4*7, 
tail 3*6, tarsus T15, 
Hab. Gessema, British East Africa. 
XL1Y.— Notices of recent Ornithological Publications. 
[Continued from p. 562.] 
103. Adams on the Birds of Western Rajputana. 
[The Western Rajputana States, a Medico-topographical and General 
Account of Marwar, Sirohi, and Jaisalmir. By Lieut.-Col. Archibald 
Adams. London, 1899. 1 vol. 8vo.] 
This is a statistical account of the three above-mentioned 
Rajputana States of Western India, embellished by numerous 
illustrations and apparently well put together. The list of 
birds, which is compiled from the writings of Butler, Hume, 
and Marshall, contains little, if anything, original, except a 
few introductory remarks. The well-known health-resort of 
Mount Abu, which comes within the limits of the work, 
attracts many species which would otherwise leave the 
country during the breeding-season. Here the Indian 
Cuckoo calls from May to August, and bird-life is abundant. 
104. Arrigoni degli Oddi on rare Birds in Italy. 
[L ’Aquila rapax (Temm.) ed il Buteo desertorum (Daud.) per la prima 
volta osservati in Italia. Per Prof. Ettore Arrigoni degli Oddi. ‘ Avi- 
cula,’ iii. fasc. 21-22.] 
The author records the recent addition of these two 
