BOMBAY DUCKS-continued 



Yorkshire Daily Observer. " This handsome and charming book . . . 

 the author has many interesting observations to record, and he does so in a 

 very racy manner." 



Spectator. " Mr. Douglas Dewar's book is excellent . . . the photo- 

 graphs of birds by Captain Fayrer . . . are most remarkable." 



Graphic. " Light and- easy, yet full of information." 



County Gentleman. " Thoroughly interesting." 



Illustrated London News. " Mr. Dewar . . . has collected a series of 

 essays on bird life which for sprightliness and charm are equal to anything 

 written since that classic ' The Tribes on my Frontier ' was published." 



Shooting Times. " ... a more delightful work ... has not passed 

 through our hands for many a long day. . . . There is not a dull line in the 

 book, which is beautifully illustrated." 



Truth. " ... A naturalist with a happy gift for writing in a bright and 

 entertaining way, yet without any sacrifice of scientific accuracy." 



Outlook. " . . . The essays make pleasant reading. . . . We doubt if 

 anything better has been done in bird photography." 



Pioneer. " . . . not only is the book very fascinating to read, but most 

 instructive." 



Indian Daily News. " Mr. Dewar's excellent book . . . beautifully 

 illustrated." 



Indian Daily Telegraph. " Mr. Dewar's book is of the kind of delightfu^ 

 volume which is always to 'be kept at hand and dipped into." 



Madras Mail. " Phil Robinson delighted a generation that knew not 

 ' Eha,' and now Mr. Dewar will complete a trio which, for some time to come 

 at least, will stand for all that is best in that branch of literature which they 

 have made their own." 



Civil and Military Gazette. " A volume which is far the best of its kind 

 since the immortal works of Phil Robinson and ' Eha.' " 



The Indian Field. " . . . these charming chapters. . . . There is not a 

 dull paragraph in the whole book." 



BIRDS OF THE PLAINS 



BY DOUGLAS DEWAR 



PRESS OPINIONS 



Daily Chronicle. " Here is a work worthy of all commendation to those 

 who love birds." 



Daily Graphic. " ... a work which all bird lovers will welcome . . . 

 beautifully illustrated." 



Daily Express. " . . . light, sprightly and thoroughly entertaining." 



Globe. " Mr. Dewar ... is gifted with the descriptive art in a high 

 degree, and his vivacious style communicates the characters and habits of 

 the birds with unerring fidelity and infinite spirit." 



Sportsman. " Mr. Dewar has a delightfully simple and quaintly humorous 

 way of expressing himself, and his clever word-pictures of bird-life make 

 charming reading." 



Manchester Guardian. " His breezy style is pleasant and easy reading. 

 The photographs deserve the highest praise." 



Manchester Courier. " Mr. Dewar has produced a book that will delight 

 not only ornithologists, but all who have the good fortune to light on this 

 humorously instructive volume." 



