DAILY NEWS. — "It would be hard to say too much in praise of this most 

 admirable volume. It is too often the case that scientific books are written in a 

 dull and uninteresting style. The reader will find nothing of that kind to complain 

 of here. The descriptions are clear, the illustrations are excellent ; while, as in the 

 previous volumes of the series, printing and paper are all that could be desired." 



SPEAKER. — "Amateur naturalists will find the volume of the greatest possible 

 assistance, while serious workers will welcome it as an extremely convenient hand- 

 book, in which the latest results of original research at home and abroad are clearly 

 and succinctly summarised. No book so comprehensive and of such value has 

 appeared since Westwood's Classification marked an epoch in the literature of 

 entomology sixty years ago." 



X/r^A'^Tt^^j^.—" We may confidently expect it will take a similar position 

 to that which Westwood's Introduction has so long occupied. . , . An immense 

 amount of well-selected matter, much of which is by no means easy of access, has 

 been brought together and made available for instant reference by an index extend- 

 ing over twenty- four pages, in double columns." 



AMPHIBIA AND REPTILES 



VOLUME VIII 

 By H. Gadow, M.A., F.R.S. {Ready. 



BIRDS 



VOLUME IX 



By A. H. Evans, M.A., Clare College, Cambridge. With numerous Illustrations 

 by G. E. Lodge. 



IBIS. — " Mr. Evans has produced a book full of concentrated essence of informa- 

 tion on birds, especially as regards their outer structure and habits, and one that 

 we can cordially recommend as a work of reference to all students of ornithology." 



NA TURE NOTES.—" We venture to predict that, of the ten volumes of which 

 this excellent series is planned to consist, none will secure a wider popularity than 

 Mr. Evans's treatise on birds. Strange as it may appear, among the many books 

 on birds that have appeared of late years, we do not recall any that covers the same 

 ground. . . . AVe are grateful to the author for the mine of valuable information 

 which he has crowded between his two covers." 



SCIENCE GOSSIP. — "General readers will find this work most useful in 

 obtaining a proper understanding of birds, and will be assisted by the effective 

 diagram of a hawk in the introduction, showing the recognised names of every part 

 of the exterior appearance. The expressions used in naming the various portions 

 are fully explained on the adjoining page. As we have already said, the illustra- 

 tions are admirable. The book is a useful addition to any library, as it treats of 

 nearly every known kind of bird throughout the world." 



NATURALISTS' JOURNAL. — "As a descriptive handbook the student can 

 have no better. . . . We have no hesitatiooi in saying every ornithologist ought to 

 possess the book." 



SATURDAY REFIEJV.—"The expert and the novice alike must be at once 

 delighted by the accuracy and the beauty of the illustrations. ... It is astonish- 

 ing to note the mass of information the author has been able to bring together. . . . 

 With a little practice any observant person would soon learn by the help of this 

 volume to track down any bird very nearly to its ultimate place in classification." 



LITERATURE. — "The classification — in the main that of Dr. Hans Gadow — is 

 admirable. . . . The general account prefixed to the Orders and Sub-Orders is 

 excellent ; the illustrations, drawn for the greater part by Mr. Lodge, are admirably 

 characteristic. In a serviceable introduction the author has shortly dealt with 

 feathers, colour, moult, structure, and the leading facts of migration. The book, 

 as a whole, is a reflection of conscientious and accurate labour. . . . The accuracy 

 of the work is beyond all challenge." 



SPEAKER. — " It is safe to conclude that all working ornithologists will place 

 this volume on their shelves within easy reach, and not far from Newton's 

 ' Dictionary of Birds ' ; and we have great pleasure in recommending it to all who 

 take an intelligent interest in birds and bird-life as an admirable introduction and 

 guide to the study of the subject. . . . The illustrations by Mr. G. E. Lodge are 

 admirable. All reach a very high level of excellence, and for a few no praise can 

 be too high." 



