T54 iu)ok Notices and Reviews. 



so ineinhcis may be assured of their birds bavin.cr skilled 

 attention. 



Tbcy will be jndi^ed In' Mr. VVeslc}' T. I'aj^c. 



lliKi) .XoTKs: Tbe Hon. Editor .y^reatly regrets the late 

 ■'Hipfurance of ibis issue, but owing to his indisposition it has 

 been lying at tbe printers all but complete since October 25th. 

 He hopes to issue the November- December issue about 

 I >ecember JOtli, and hopes members will assist him by sending 

 c'oi'v early. 



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Reviews and Notices of New Books. 



Circk's Worshippers and Other Poems by Frank Finn. 

 T-.A.. b'.Z.S., London: Selwyn <K: Blount, 21 York Buildings, 

 Adelpbi, W'.C, 2. one shh.eixg net. 



Mr. P^inn is well known to our readers as an able 

 ornithological writer, but, we think, this is his first attempt at 

 verse. This little volume consists of a number of short poems, 

 we quote one : 



TT-Tl': OKlOLlv 

 " ("lokl is my voice and ijold my plume, 



Amid llu- wild wood's leafy gloom, 



^^'llere slie T love sits all unseen 



IMatchin.fj the sweet surrounding green, 



I fl\'. and sing, ;ind Hy again, 



And tell her all my lover's pain. 



Ringing her round with golden rain : 



While she to me in shy surprise 



Turns ros^" hill and ruhv eves. 



Then should at last we wedded he. 



Each year she grows more like to me." 



The full contents are : 

 Circe's Worshippers — Birds' Names for Girls — The Peacock's 

 Message — The Beaver's Bridal — The Ice-duck's Slogan — ^The 

 Sheldrake's Lament — The Oriole — Song of the Wildfowl — The 

 Osj^rey — The Cranes of Ibycus — Stormcock's Saga — Sir 

 Chanticleer — Love the Leveller — Flying Foxes — Man and 

 Horse — The Wizard. 



Mr. Finn's little volume will be very welcome to bird- 

 lo\ers. and is. we opine, but the precursor of others to follow. 



Tt is a welcome addition to our bookshelves. 



