90 The Oologisls' Record, December 1, 1923. 



are excellent. They are all good, but if we must particularise we 

 like especially that of the hen Red-backed Shrike feeding its young, 

 and the Yellow Wagtail on its nest. 



His account of how a pair of Little Owls took possession of a 

 rabbit burrow as a nesting site is only one of very many interesting 

 experiences related in true Kearton style. 



HIMALAYAN AND KASHMIRI BIRDS. 



By DouGL.\s Dewar. London : John Lane, The Bodley Head, Ltd., 



7s. ed. net. 



This useful work, which forms a companion to the bird volumes 

 of the " Fauna of British India," is a most concise handbook. It 

 deals mainly with the birds to be met with in the summer at the 

 hill stations in the Himalayas and Kashmir. 



Part I, which classifies the birds according to structural pecu- 

 liarities, colour and habits, should enable any one to name a bird 

 without difficulty. 



Part II consists of a descriptive list of the birds, with brief 

 reference to their habits. It does not, however, give any information 

 as to nidiiication and eggs. 



As Mr. Dewar naively remarks in his preface : " Paradoxical 

 "though it may sound, the value of this book lies largely in its 

 "omissions! " In a word, he has not cumbered it by including 

 birds to be seen in winter or the very rare accidental visitors. Nor, 

 in his description of a species, does he include details which are not 

 easily observed, as such are more apt to confuse than to help the 

 novice. 



DISCOVERY OF THE NEST OF THE WANDERING 

 TATLER. 



We have it, on the best authority, that the nest of the 

 Wandering Tatler, Heteroscelva incanns, has at last, after many 

 years' search, been discovered in Alaska. We shall hope to publish 

 full details of this most interesting find in a later issue. 



Note.- -Subscriptions expire with this issue and it is requested 

 that they may be renewed. 



