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Sand Martin. Tt was two feet lons^-. and marvellously 

 excavated. The swallow^ tribe were evidently able to make 

 then.iselves cosy liibernacnlnnis. 



Once 1 bej^in to follow a stream its fascination overcomes 

 me. Throui;h an archway of silver birches — a ivingfisher 

 dashini.^" on before--the stream wanders up on to the moors. 

 There is a Dipper fHttin,t;- from stone to stone. As Knii2;ht- 

 Horseheld says, it is curiously like the wren in characteristic 

 movements, mode of tii,ght and nest-building". Although the 

 Dipper is not a web-footed creattire, and does not swim upon 

 the stirface, it walks into the water until it is entirely submerged. 

 Then it literally flies along the bed of the river, picking up its 

 prey among the weeds. A Sandpiper flying lo walights on a 

 little grey boulder. It trips daintily about, catching flies off 

 the water . . . then away it goes, piping. 



These. Nature's works, the cu/ious mind employ » 

 inspire a soothing, melancholy joy." — G. White. 



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Small Birds of Paradise 



Reprinted from the " l^imcs " of November 8th. ipiQ, zvith 



apologies and thanks to the Editors — euttings per W. H. 



Rayuor, M.A., and Miss L. Harbord.—Ed. B.N. 



LORD TAVISTOCK'S LOAN TO THE ZOO. 



" The Collection at the Zoological Gardens has been 

 enriched, at least temporarily, by a number of birds obtained 

 by Mr. F'rost in New ^ruinea and the Malay Archipelago, for 

 Lord Tavistock. Most of the parrots and lories, some of which 

 were very rare, were at once sent on to the private aviaries of 

 their owner, but an interesting and valuable set of other l)irds 

 remain at the Gardens on deposit. 



