7 42 Recently published Ornithological Works. [Ibis, 
who relates his first conversation with Newton on his 
(Guillemard’s) return from Lapland. The fact that he had 
been there for birds was quite enough for Newton, who 
promptly asked him round on the following Sunday evening. 
This episode reminds the writer of his first meeting with 
Newton, when as a “ Fresher” he kept some live birds, in¬ 
cluding Knots, of which Newton had heard. It was about 
two o’clock in the afternoon, when my landlady announced 
“ Two gentlemen to see you,” and in came Newton with his 
brother. Nearly his first remark was “ And, so you're the 
Knotty man.” He looked at one or two wretched bird-skins 
I had (I shudder to think what he must have thought of 
them !) and then, with a cheery “ Good afternoon,” invited 
me to his Sunday evenings. Such was the man, and such 
his attitude towards any undergraduate who showed the 
least genuine appreciation of Natural History. 
We are surprised to find no reference to the volume on 
Birds of the 4 Cambridge Natural History/ and compara¬ 
tively little on the Great Bustard, but, with a few minor 
exceptions, most of Newton’s f pet' subjects have been 
noticed. The main fault of the whole book lies in the way 
it has been put together. While the reader's thoughts are 
on one subject, he suddenly finds himself reading a quota¬ 
tion from a letter on another (the quotations not being in 
inverted commas or otherwise distinguished from the rest of 
the letterpress), and it may be necessary to turn over 
several pages to find the author's or recipient's name in a 
footnote. This arrangement is exasperating to the average 
man, and makes it anything but a readable book. For the 
rest, as might be expected from a compilation of Newton's 
letters, it contains a considerable array of most interesting 
facts, which make it worth every ornithologist’s while to read 
in spite of the difficulties which are put in his way ; and we 
hope it may find its place on the book-shelves of every 
‘Ibis ' in memory of the keenest and most lovable “ gentle¬ 
man attached to the study of ornithology ” that England 
ever produced.—J. L. B. 
