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Bird-Hunting through Wild Europe. By R. B. Lodge. 

 Illustrated. R. Culley. 7s. 6d. net. 



In this book Mr. R. B. Lodge, who mil be well-known to 

 most of our readers as a successful bird-photographer, describes 

 his recent experiences in Spain and the Balkans. 



In Albania and Montenegro especially the author had to 

 undertake much travelhng in a decidedly diflS.cult country 

 before he was able to find the birds he was particularly in 

 search of, consequently, his time was limited for making obser- 

 vations on the habits of the birds he met. Nevertheless there 

 is a good deal in the book which will interest the student of 

 British birds, because Mr. Lodge was fortunate enough to 

 see and photograph, in their breeding haunts, many species 

 which very rarely wander to this country. Herons (he was 

 successful in photographing the rare Ardea alba at its nest) 

 and birds of prey seem to have engaged Mr. Lodge's chief 

 attention, and his list of successful photographs of these birds 

 is remarkable. We may here mention that in making the 

 statement on p. 210 that the Common Bittern's nest has not 

 been photographed, Mr. Lodge has overlooked Mr. Wade's 

 successful photographs already published in this Magazine 

 (Vol. I., p. 329). 



The simply- told narrative of the author's experiences and 

 adventures is well worth reading, while the photographs, as 

 we should expect, are both numerous and excellent. The 

 book is nicely got up and well printed, but a tint of an 

 extremely inartistic yellow has been printed under some of the 

 best pictures, and forming a wide frame gives a most dis- 

 pleasing effect, and altogether spoils these really beautiful 

 photographs. — H.F.W. 



