By M. D. HAVILAND 



WILD LIFE ON THE WING 



Containing 8 full-page Illustrations and 50 Smaller Drawings in the Text 



by Patten Wilson 



Large square crown 8vo., cloth, gilt top 



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These stories of bird life bv field, wood, and moor will be read with much 

 zest by all nature-lovers They are brightly written and are the outcome 

 of close observation and much practical knowledge of natural history. 

 One learns not only the secrets of bird-life, but incidentally much about the 

 animals that prey on it. We sympathize with the water-hen hatching out 

 its eggs on a subsiding pool with a vixen waiting to reach her ; we are 

 relieved when the peregrine falcon escapes from its human captor ; and 

 we read with interest of the last heron of Ballongarry and of all the super- 

 stition it aroused in the mind of the old Irish keeper. 



Besides the adventures of the water-hen, the falcon, and the heron, there 

 are equally stirring stories of the crow, the woodcock, the redwing, and 

 the pheasant. 



SOAfE PJiESS OPINIONS 



"Stories of bird-life, showing much close observation and practical knowledge, as well as 

 a bright and pleasant fancy." — Ladies' Field. 



" Its feathered heroes and heroines are denizens of our own country, and their lives are 

 depicted with the intimacy born of close ob.^ervation." — Truth. 



" The author artfully combines instruction with adventure stories by land, air, and sea," — 

 Westminster Gazette. 



" A very charming little series of nature stories. Each story consists of the narrative of 

 some particular bird, whose life history, with its joys and sorrows, its dangers and its lucky 

 escapes, is set forth as faithfully as man can tell it." Sporting and Dramatic News. 



"Under the guidance of Mr. Havil.ind, the reader discovers a whole world of livins, 

 struggling creatures, and is led to manifest in them a sympathetic interest never felt before." 

 — Aberdeen Daily J ournal. 



By FRANK FINN, B.A., F.Z.A. 



TALKS ABOUT BIRDS 



Containing 36 Illustrations, 16 of which are full-page in Colour 



Small square demy 8vo., cloth, gilt top 



PRICE 6/» 



SOME PRESS OPINIONS 



"It is written in a most interesting style, and is sure to captivate intelligent boys and 

 girls.' — Western Mtrning News. 



" Of exceptional interest and worth, as being on quite unustial lines." — Aberdeen Fret 

 Press. 



" The author writes for young people a book that will interest them and prove a fascinating 

 introduction to the study of ornithology." — Frteman s Journa.1. 



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