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magic of the heart beats and surprises of the true bird lover. 

 .... But it is not fair to quote; the charm of 'Birds by Land 

 and Sea' lies in the quiet flow of observation, instinct with a 

 humour and gentle beauty all his own ; as we read we could 

 only wish for a day's 'good hunting' with him through some 

 woods we are pleased to call our own, though the rate collector 

 credits them otherwise. The fifty-four plates with which the 

 book is adorned are most of them beautiful in themselves, in 

 addition to their value as records of attitude or nesting habits. 

 You can safely put Mr. Boraston's book on the shelf which holds 

 Warde Fowler's ' Year with the Birds.' " 



The Speaker. " The pictures are remarkably good, and, 

 what is more important, the writing is better than one is 

 accustomed to find in works of this kind. . . . When the winged 

 people come trooping back with the returning sun to England, 

 and to that village in Lancashire where he observed their ways 

 and learnt their language, the wonder and beauty of this wild 

 life grows on him from day to day ; he gives himself up to it, 

 and his manner becomes increasingly simple and sober and 



natural Those who have had their interest in birds 



awakened rather late in life we meet such persons every day 

 and who despair of making any progress in their study, owing 

 to the difficulty of identifying the numerous small species, so 

 elusive in their habits and alike in their appearance, especially 

 in learning their notes, should read this book. ... A more 

 suitable book for bird lovers and beginners in the study of bird 

 life could not well have been written, its chief merit being that 

 the author sees his object vividly, and is singularly happy 

 in giving to the cries and songs, the antics, gestures, and 

 appearance of the species observed by him, their characteristic 

 expression." 



The Outlook. " No one who opens this book can fail to be 

 fascinated at once by the photographs, and afterwards by many 

 passages which show the ardent enthusiasm of the writer, as 

 well as a minute and keen and original observation of nature. 

 The photographs are a sufficient testimony in themselves to the 

 industry and keenness which enabled him to drag his camera 

 over much difficult country, to the patient watching, the un- 

 wearied search for the right spot where light could be thrown 



