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Cage Birds," contributing thereto the section on 

 Foreign Birds, recently republished in separate form. 

 Becoming associated with the Foreign Bird Ciub and 

 the Avicultural Society at early dates in their 

 respective histories, his claims to the respect of their 

 members were in both cases recognized by his speedy 

 advancement to the Vice-Presidency, positions which 

 he filled with an unassuming dignity and honesty of 

 purpose that endeared him even to those who were 

 not always in agreement with his opinions. 



W. Gko. Creswell. 



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The Birds of the British Islands. By Cha rles Stonham, C.M.G. 

 F.R.C.S., F.Z.S., with illnstratiotis by L. M. 3Iedland, 

 Fart I. Roy. Quarto, Jjd. Grant Richards. 



The first part of this important work, which has 

 just been published, fully bears out the promise 

 implied in the specimen sheet and plate recently 

 noticed in these pages. Indeed it is difficult to speak 

 of it in sufficiently pronounced terms of praise. 

 Author, Artist, and Publisher are between them giving 

 us a veritable editio7i de luxe. The text consists of a 

 pleasantly and concisely written, yet sufficiently 

 detailed account of the range and habits of each 

 bird, followed by an accurate description of its eggs, 

 plumage, and measurements ; the plates are an 

 astonishing revelation of what a black and white plate 

 can be in the way of fidelity of portraiture combined 

 with softness of treatment and general artistic merit ; 

 while the paper, printing, and general get up of the 

 book are of a quality which is not often met with even 



