Birds on the Eastern Fronts 



I have several notes 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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