Vol. XXII 

 1923 



] Revietvs. 253^ 



water-tubs, discarded preserved fruit tins, that have cauj,dit mois- 

 ture from passing showers. It is the mother moscpiito with her 

 venomous neb — -"a case of surgical instruments" — that lends 

 point as well as special interest to the subject. 



Leach's "Ilird Book" has been easily first as the chea|)est book 

 of its kind in the world. Now, Leach's "Nature Studies," which 

 has been carefully and artistically i)roduced by Critchley Parker, 

 376 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, will be a fittinjj companion. 

 "Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many 

 days." In like manner, through first reading Dr. T^each's s[)lendid 

 work, manv future natural scientists will arise. 



A QUARTETTE OF NATURE BOOKS 

 Published b>- W'hitconibe cS: Tombs, Melbourne and Christchurch 



Mateship with Birds, by A. H. Chisholm, R.A.O.U., late 

 State Secretary for Queensland, is a charming book. 

 It embodies many of Mr. Chisholm's famous bird 

 studies, and is fully illustrated by re{)roductions of excellent 

 photographs by some of the most distinguished bird i)hotograph- 

 ers of the R.A.O.U. The chapters are no dry matter-of-fact 

 history of the bird treated, but personal experiences linked on to 

 what is best in Australian and British literature in appreciation 

 of birds, nature and man. They include : The Gifts of x\ugust, 

 September Rivalry, October the Witching, The Passing, With 

 Children in Birdland, The Idyll of the Blossom-Birds, The Aris- 

 tocracy of the Crest, Days z\mong the Robins, Fine Feathers, and 

 Fine Birds, The Spirit of Australia and The Paradise Parrot 

 Tragedy, an interesting account of the history and re-discovery 

 of one of the most interesting and beautiful of birds — the Paradise 

 Parrot, which bird-lovers had feared was extinct. The title 

 "Mateship" gives the keynote of this fine book. It should be 

 available to every nature-student, and should be in e\ery school 

 and public library. Price 7/6; 196 pages. 



Bush Charms, by L. G. Chandler, R.A.O.U., with introductiont 

 by Charles Barrett, C.M.Z.S., illustrated by original photo- 

 graphs by the author, who is one of the best field observers of the 

 R.A.O.U. Nature lovers will welcome this volume, which puts 

 interest and charm into rambles "in the coastal Tee-tree," "in 

 North-western Victoria," "Where the Murray River Flows," "in 

 the Gullies and Creeks," and "in the Open Timber." 116 pp., 27 

 full-page illustrations. Price, 6/-. 



Two interesting books by two of the best known of our bird- 

 lovers — men who shoot birds with the camera and field glass, but 

 not with guns. 



At the End of the Moonpath is a well developed dreamland 

 fancy which includes much bird and nature lore in a most at- 

 tractive form by our well-knovm honorary member, Dfjnald 

 Macdonald. This delightful book is sure to be a great favourite 



