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The Bird World Magazine : December iqob. Quarto, ^d. 

 F. CarL 



This is the opening number of an attractive 

 monthly which should live long and prosper mightily. 

 Its aims appear to be catholic enough to embrace all 

 sections of bird keeping and bird keepers, not for- 

 getting even the large army of those who confine their 

 interest in birds to the observation of them in their 

 wild state. Lady Catherine Milnes-Gaskell and Mr. 

 Norman each contribute a charming article on birds 

 at large. Miss Hinton details her nine years' ex- 

 periences of Canary breeding from the standpoint of 

 an amateur. There is a paper on Out-door Aviaries 

 by the Editor of Bird Notes, illustrated with photo- 

 graphic reproductions of selected aviaries ; and we 

 find an interesting sketch of the Hornbills by Mr. 

 Frank Finn, with a series of six species photo- 

 graphed by Mr. Berridge. Our juvenile friends are 

 catered for by Miss Rutt ; Miss Dyddgu Hamilton 

 tells some amusing stories of her Cockatoo ; and Lady 

 Helen Forbes gives pleasajit reminiscences of birds 

 she has kept. 



The number is profusely illustrated, the frontis- 

 piece being a beautiful plate in colours of a nesting 

 pair of Bullfinches by Mr. Norman. Miss Austen's 

 recently exhibited picture "Baited with the Rabble's 

 Curse" is reproduced in black and white, and is 

 accompanied by a short article on its leading figure, 

 the Eagle Owl. There is also a delightfully realistic 

 picture of the Buff Laughing Kingfisher, in connection 

 with which, by the way, this species is oddly enough 

 spoken of as a ''breed," just as though it were a 

 variety of Canary or sheep-dog. Mr. G. Rankin gives 



