A Hand-List of the Genera and Species of Birds Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.)

Abstract

WHEN the publication of the valuable “Hand-List” was commenced, it was considered that the work would be completed in four volumes. The fourth volume is, however, before us, and the author's task is far from being ended. This, as stated in the preface by the director of the Museum, is due to the unexpectedly large amount of space occupied by the Passeres (or Passeriformes, as the author prefers to call them), the number of named species of which group has been largely augmented during the progress of the work. Accordingly, in order to keep the present one of moderate dimensions, it has been decided to complete the work in five, in place of four, volumes. The fifth and concluding volume, it is satisfactory to learn, is in a forward state, and will probably be issued shortly.

A Hand-List of the Genera and Species of Birds.

Vol. iv. By R. B. Sharpe. Pp. xii + 391. (London: Printed by Order of the Trustees, 1903.)

Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.)

Vol. iii. By E. W. Oates and S. G. Reid. Pp. x + 349; 10 plates. (London: Printed by Order of the Trustees, 1903.)