Recently published Ornithological Works. 205 
Pteruthius ricketti, Alcippe hue.ti , Stachyridopsis sinensis , 
and Schoeniparus superciliaris. Amongst recent additions is 
recorded an example of Gould’s Merganser (Mergus squa- 
matus), of which there are only three specimens (including 
the type) in the British Museum, and, we believe, none 
elsewhere. A complete list of the names ot* all the species 
in the Shanghai Museum is given. 
15. Lodge on the Birds of Wild Europe. 
[Bird-hunting through Wild Europe. By It. B. Lodge. London : 
R. Culley, 1909. Pp. 1-333; 124 illustrations.] 
In this book we have no need to descant upon the ex¬ 
cellence of the photographs, as Mr. Lodge’s skill in this 
art is well-known to all our readers, but we wish in the 
present case to call special attention to the scientific aspect 
of the subject on which he writes, since it is much more 
prominent than is usual in a popular work. The detailed 
descriptions of the birds at their breeding-quarters, of 
their nests and eggs, coupled with an admirable account 
of the surroundings, and of the countries and peoples visited, 
is such as to commend itself to every Ornithologist, while 
the fact that the bird-hunting was indeed in “ Wild Europe/'’ 
and the rarity of many of the species that came under 
Mr. Lodge’s observation, combine to impress us with the 
scientific value of the letterpress. The difficulties he 
surmounted can hardly be overrated, yet they were not 
allowed to interfere with the success that was finally attained, 
while the list of species at the end of the volume clearly shews 
how great that success was. 
Mr. Lodge first describes a visit to Southern Spain in 
company with a fellow-member of the B. O. U., easily 
recognisable under the initial M-; he next gives an 
account of journeys to Bosnia, Montenegro and Albania, 
with a short stay, as an interlude, in Hungary; the chief 
objects of his search being the breeding-places of the 
Dalmatian Pelican and the Great White Heron, though 
many other rare species were observed and photographed. 
Finally, collections were made in the Dobrudscha, at the 
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