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us one of the most artistic plates of Blue Tits and 

 Coal Tits we have ever seen, and also another full page 

 illustration of the Golden Eagle, which though ex- 

 ceedingly good is perhaps a little too hard in treatment 

 to compare favourably with the other. Amongst the 

 rest of the illustrations is one of Mr. Howe's Thrush 

 by Miss ly. M. Medland, which we regret to say is a long 

 way from doing justice to this artist's abilities and 

 conception of a bird, and exhibits little of the "life 

 and loveliness in every line" which we have elsewhere 

 spoken of in connection with her work. 



The Magazine is well printed on good paper, and 

 with the one exception of what is obviously a mis- 

 print of " breed " for " bird " generally gives evidence 

 of great care having been expended on its produc- 

 tion. There is however one little point. When it 

 has attained the dignity of being a bound volume, its 

 value would be greatly enhanced in a book lover's eye 

 if there were no advertisements mixed up with the 

 text. It is not so great a sinner in this respect as some 

 magazines, but still in our opinion all trade announce- 

 ments might with advantage be strictly confined to 

 supplementary pages. 



If it were not that Mr. Carl has already given us a 

 taste of his quality in the phenomenal success he has 

 attained with Cage Birds, we should wish him every 

 good fortune with his new venture. To do so however 

 under the circumstances would be a banality. 



