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ORNITHOLOGY.

Eastern States and British Provinces, together with a History of their Habits, times of Arrival and Departure, their Distribution, Food, Song, Time of Breeding, and a careful and accurate Description of their Nests and Eggs, with a supplement from Holder's 'American Fauna,' with 30 plain and 5 coloured plates, and numerous engravings, royal 8vo, cloth, New York, 1883, £1 5s.

SCLATER (P. L., F.R.S.) A Monograph of the Jacamars and Puff-birds, or Families Galbulidæ and Bucconidæ, 55 very fine coloured plates, with letterpress, the plates drawn by J. G. Keulemans and coloured by hand, royal 4to, in 1 vol., new half morocco, top edges gilt, uncut, 1883, £6.

STEARNS (W. A.) New England Bird Life, being a Manual of New England Ornithology, revised and edited from the manuscripts of W. A. Stearns by Elliot Coues, with numerous engravings, 2 vols. (Vol. I., Oscines; Vol. II., Non-oscine Passeres, Birds of Prey, Game and Water Birds), 8vo, cloth, Boston, 1881-83, £1 5s.

THOMPSON (Wm.) The BIRDS of IRELAND, Vol. I., Raptores and Insessores; Vol. II., Rasores and Grallatores; Vol. III., Natatores; 3 vols., 8vo, cloth, 1849-51, £2 10s.

'An excellent work, full of novelty and interest; a Cyclopædia of the Habits of Birds of Ireland.'—Athenæum.

YARRELL (W.) History of British Birds, 4th Edition, revised by Prof. Newton and H. Saunders, 564 engravings, 4 vols., 8vo, cloth, 1871-74 (pub. £4), £3 7s.