j(ii-u\Ai. (11- nil-: 



Wll.n KIKl) l.WKSTKiA'llOX SOriKlV. 



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completion of a reallv valuable work, and we 

 venture to throw out the siif;ffeslion that a Sup- 

 plement at a later dale, iiuorporatint,'^ the records 

 for 1919, 1920, etc., would he hiijhlv appreciated. 



The Heron oi' Casti.i-: Cki:i:k and other .Sketches 

 of Bird Life. By A. W. Rees. (With a 

 memoir of the author by j. K. Hudson). I'p. 

 218 an<l portrait. London: John Murrav, 

 1920. I'rice 7s. fid. net. 

 .Alt who are acquainted with those two fascina- 



tin<4- volumes on wild life, Jatitc tlie Fisherman 



The untimelv decease of the author robs us of 

 a most faithful recorder, for, unlike many popular 

 writers, he was intimatelv acquainted with the 

 facts he described, winch were the outcome of 

 long and patient obser\ation. 



Tin; Birds oi- rHK BRirisH Isucs A\rj their Eggs. 

 B\ r. .\. Coward. First Series. Pp. vii + 

 376, 159 pis. Second .Series. Pp. vii + 367, 

 159 pis. London: Frederick Warne &• Co., 

 Ltd. ii)20. Price 12s. fid. net per vol. 

 .\ popular account of our native wild birds and 



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MOORHEN— MaLK CH.ASrxC, KRMAI.K. 



and Creatures of the .\'if,'lit. will turn to this book 

 with threat expectations, and few will be dis- 

 appointed, for of the many works on wild bird 

 life this may easily claim the first jjlace. In style 

 :uk1 accuracy of detail we question if these essays 

 ;ire matched by any other w riter. Rees was satis- 

 fied with nothing less than his best, and it is 

 stamped on every page of this delightful volume. 

 There is a treat in store for every lover of wild 

 bird life between the covers of this book which 

 IS but seldom obtainable. It is engrossing read- 

 ing throughout, coupled with a charm and sym- 

 pathy that f(»\v will be able to resist. 



their eggs, published at a rt^asonable price, has 

 attractions for a wide circle of readers, and to 

 such .Mr. Coward's work will undoubtedly make 

 a strong appeal. .Moreoxer, when such a w'ork 

 is well illustrated its \alue is greatly enhanced. 



The work before us fulfils all the above 

 demands, indeed the illustrations are distinctly 

 above the average, both the coloured ones and 

 I he process blocks, with perhaps a slight flaw in 

 those of the eggs w'hich has somew^hat distorted 

 a few ]3lates. 



.Many ornilhologisls we know will (|uestion 

 whelhiT there is room or the demand for another 



