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Recently published Ornithological Works. 
14. Kirk on the Eastern Golden Plover. 
[Notice of the Occurrence of the Eastern Golden Plover (Chctradrius 
fulvus, Gmel.) near "Wellington. By T. W. Kirk. Trans. & Proc. New 
Zealand Inst. vol. xvii. p. 59.] 
Mr. Kirk records the occurrence in Worser Bay, New 
Zealand, in the month of November, of a specimen of Cha - 
radriusfulvus “in splendid plumage.” A pair of the same 
species were subsequently shot at Island Bay. As already 
stated (cf. Ibis, 1885, p. 114), this species has been recorded 
by Messrs. Robson and Buller as breeding in New Zealand. 
15. Lansdell’s ‘ Central Asia / 
[Russian Central Asia, including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva, and Merv. 
By Henry Lansdell, D.D. 2 vols. London : 1885.] 
The Appendix to the second volume of Dr. Lansdell’s 
interesting narrative contains a nominal list of the birds of 
Turkestan, compiled from Severtzoff’s contribution on that 
subject to Fedchenko^s f Puteshestviye v* Turkestan/ or, as 
it is sometimes called, ‘Turkestanje Jevotnie/ The vertical 
and horizontal distribution are shown in parallel columns. 
The English names, and an additional column devoted to the 
Pamir district, have been added by Mr. Dresser. The species 
enumerated are 385. As no complete translation of Severt- 
zoffs work has ever been published, Dr. LansdelPs Appendix 
will be useful for reference to those who do not understand 
Russian. 
16. Lilford’s ( British Birds / 
[Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands. Issued by Lord 
Lilford, F.Z.S. &c., President of the British Ornithologists’ Union. 
Part I. October, 1855. 8vo. London.] 
The illustrations to this work are from drawings by Keule- 
mans, printed by chromo-lithography in Germany, the species 
represented in this part being the Mistletoe-Thrush, Song- 
Thrush, Redwing, Fieldfare, Ring-Ouzel, Pied Rock-Thrush, 
Wheatear, Black-throated Wheatear, Redstart, Black Red¬ 
start, Whitethroat, and Blackcap. The plates are excellent 
