702 Recently published Ornithological Works. 
exhibited alive in the Gardens from the 6th of October, 1898, 
to the 5th of March, 1909, is also of much interest. The 
present Director took up his office in October 1898, and at 
once commenced a detailed list of the live-stock, which has 
been continued with great regularity ever since. Of the 
class “ Birds/’ with which 1 The Ibis ’ is alone concerned, 
examples of 366 species have been exhibited during the 
above-named period. The most notable of them is the Whale- 
headed Stork (Balaniceps rex), one of which has been nearly 
seven years at Giza and is still alive and well; but other 
rarities are in the List, such as Balearica pavonina cecilice 
and Francolinus erlceli. The maximum ascertained length 
of life in captivity in the Gardens of an individual of each 
species, so far as recorded, is mentioned in the List. The 
nomenclature and arrangement adopted are nearly the same 
as those of the List of Animals in the Menagerie of the 
Zoological Society of London. 
89. Fox on the Birds of the Isle of Wight. 
[A Guide to the Natural History of the Isle of Wight. Edited by 
Frank Morey, F.L.S. Birds. By Keginald H. Fox. Isle of Wight & 
London, 1909. 8vo. Pp. i-xx, 1-560; 32 pis. and map.] 
This book, of which we have lately received a copy, covers 
the whole of the Natural History of the Isle of Wight, and 
includes not only Zoology, but Geology, Botany, and even 
Meteorology as well. The zoological portion, moreover, 
treats of the lower as well as the higher groups of animals, 
and thus will be found useful to those who wish for a 
compendium of the subject within the limits of a single 
volume. 
As regards the Birds, with which we are more particularly 
concerned, the list extends over thirty pages, and gives details 
of the occurrence of rare species, the comparative abundance 
of those that are more common, and occasional notes on the 
nests and eggs, with the addition of a few plates. 
An article of this description must of necessity be 
largely compiled from various sources, but the author at times 
