76 Edwards, Bird Pyotection. [i.f"" j„i • 



a very expensive Duck to him." The PoHce Magistrate : " I will 

 fine the defendant £2, with £2 2s. professional costs, los. witnesses' 

 expenses, and 3s. 6d. costs of court ; in default 21 days' imprison- 

 ment. The Association has asked me to increase the penalty, 

 and from this on I will increase the minimum penalty from £1 

 to £2." 



Additions to the Library. 



Bv Chas. Barrett, C.M.Z.S., Hon. Librarian. 

 I. — Books, &c. 

 " Wild Tife Photography." H. V. Edwards. Gordon and (iotch 

 Ltd. (From tlie author.) 

 The sub-title of this booklet is " How to 01)tain Valuable 

 Snapshots of Birds, Beasts, Reptiles, &c., in their Native Haunts." 

 Thirteen of the illustrations are from original photographs. 

 Some appear to have been heavily retouched, especially that of 

 an echidna, on page 11. The author is enthusiastic, and novices 

 in the art of nature photography will glean useful hints from his 

 introductory pages on the camera and accessories, though experts, 

 perhaps, will not agree with him on some points. 

 " A Practical Handbook of British Birds," Part L Edited by 

 H. F. Witherby, with contributions by Ernst Hartert and 

 others. Witherby and Co., London. 

 Mr. Witherby, who is the editor of British Birds (a magazine 

 that is alwa3^s interesting), is well known to ornithologists, even 

 in Australia. His latest venture is described as " practical, 

 original, and up-to-date," and this first part supports the claim. 

 The whole work (18 parts at 4s. each) will consist of about 1,200 

 pages, arranged for two volumes, and publication will extend 

 over 18 months. The illustrations will include coloured and 

 black-and-white plates and about 300 text figures. Of each species 

 a general description and field characters will be given, with notes 

 on breeding habits, food, migration, &c. The plan is excellent, 

 and if a similar work on Australian birds could be published it 

 would be welcomed by hundreds of field naturahsts as well as 

 professed ornithologists. 



"The American Ornithologists' Union." T. S. Palmer. (Re- 

 printed from the American Museum Journal.) 

 A brief history of the A.O.U., with biographical notes, &c. The 

 Union was founded in 1883 by a small group of scientific men. 

 They numbered only 23 ; in November, 1918, the membership 

 total was nearly 1,000, and the Union is claimed to be the largest 

 association of its kind in the world. 



Bulletins of the Scrips Institution for Biological Research of the 

 LTnivcrsity of Cahfornia : No. 5, " The Resources of the 

 North Pacific Ocean : their Extent, LUilization, and Con- 

 servation." No. 7 : " Oceanic Circulation and its Bearing 

 upon Attempts to Make Seasonal Weather Forecasts." 



