Birds on the Eastern Fronts 
I have several n@®es concerning the birds 
commonly met with in Palestine though 
rare in this country, but they throw no light 
on the effect of the War on birds. 
MESOPOTAMIA 
None of the notes at my disposal on the 
birds seen on the Mesopotamian front describe 
any influence or effects of the War on birds, 
but, since many observers remark on the 
abundance of bird life, it may be assumed 
that birds on this front were no less indifferent 
to the noise of battle than elsewhere. 
I have no information regarding the be- 
haviour of birds on the AFRICAN battlefields. 
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