Book Notices and Uevieivs. ^9l 



esteemed member Dr. E. Hopkinson, descriptions from liis pen, 

 will be found in the serial article " Birds of Gambia." Others 

 were: 2 Regent Birds, 2 Purple-rumped Sunbirds {A. zeyloji- 

 ica), 4 Gila Woodpeckers* {Melaneeri)s uropygialis), 1 Red- 

 crested Turacou (T. erythrolophus), 4 Douglas' Quails* (L. 

 douglasi). and 1 Lesser Superb Bird of Paradise (presented 

 by E. J. Brook, F.Z.S.). '^Neiv to the collection. 



A YoEKSHiRE aviaky: In this aviary (September Bird 

 Notes) Red-headed Finches [A erythrocephalus) and Indian 

 Silverbills have young on the wing and several other species 

 are incubating. 



Book Notices and Reviews. 



The Life of the Commois' Gull Told in Photographs. 

 By C. Eubow: London, Witherby and Co., 326, High Holborn. 

 Is. 6d. net. 



This interesting and delightful brochure of bu'd-life will 

 appeal to all bird-lovers. Its pictorial aspect practically conveys 

 the life history of this interesting species; it is piDrtrayed on 

 twenty -five plates, exquisite photo -reproductions from life, as fol- 

 lows: 



A pair of Common Gulls. 

 A Breeding Colony in a Young Plantation. 

 A Nest on the Shore. . ~ , . " 



A Nest Amongst Flowering Sea Plants. 

 Brooding in a Grass -field. . ■ 



Sitting on a nest on the Shore. 

 Nesting Amongst Seakale. 

 Uneasy about the Camera. 

 A Young one a few hours old, and another breaking through the 



sheU. 

 Young three days' old. 

 Young four days' old. 



Feeding the Young (four days' old) — s,&e plMe,. 

 Just Fed. 

 Feathered Young three weeks' old. 



Following the Plough 



On the Shores of an Island, where a Colony breeds. 



On the Shore. 



By the Sea. 



A Fight for Food. 



A Warm Summer's Day. 



Euffled and Untidy. "Wounded in the Foot, 



In Flight (two plates). Very Sleepy, 



