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species, but more commonly for the third, A\hile the Crab- 

 Plover (Dramas nrdcolo) apparently lays only a single 

 white egg ! 



The ilhistrations from photographs by the author are for 

 the most part excellent, and add greatly to the interest of 

 the work, but we should like to protest against the prevalent 

 practice of removing young birds from the nest for photo- 

 graphic ]:>urposes, in many cases with disastrous results to 

 the young brood. 



Misprints and slips of the pen are not numerous, but on 

 the first page we note " Acquila " for " Aquila " and the 

 Spanish name for Eagle is not " Aquila " but '' Aguila." 

 Linnaeus wTote apricarius and not apicarms as the .specific 

 name of the Golden Plover. We do not believe that there 

 is any evidence of the occurrence of Lagopiis rupestris in 

 Scotland. 



These are blemishes, but at the same time it is only fair 

 to point out that they do not seriously detract from the 

 value of the book to the critical reader. The real interest 

 and importance of these studies lies in the fact that they are 

 the work of a field naturalist, who has watched and studied 

 the birds in all seasons and under all kinds of conditions, 

 and as such we welcome it as a valuable contribution to 

 our knowledge of the " birds of the Hill." 



F. C. R. JOURDAJN. 



