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The Birds of Washington. By Wil- 

 liam Leon Dawson, assisted by John 

 Hooper Bowles. Seattle. The Occi- 

 dental Publishing Co. 2 vols. 4to. xiv + 

 997 P'lg'^s, 300 half-tones from photo- 

 graphs, 40 drawings, 12 full-page plates 

 in color. 



That one of the youngest states, orni- 

 thologically as well as politically, should 

 have devoted to an e.\position of its avi- 

 fauna so elaborate and attractive a work 

 as 'The Birds of Washington' is evidently 

 due to the energy and courage of its au- 

 thors. Eastern states whose bird-life was 

 better known fifty years ago than that of 

 Washington is today are still waiting 

 for a chronicler to do for their birds what 

 Mr. Dawson has done for those of Ohio 

 as well as for those of Washington. 



The present work treats at length of 

 the 372 species and subspecies of birds 

 which have been recorded from Wash- 

 ington, giving, under each, paragraphs 

 uniformly headed, "Description," "Recog- 

 nition Marks," "Nesting," "General 

 Range," "Range in Washington," "Au- 

 thorities" for occurrence in Washington, 

 and "Specimens" in Washington or 

 the Provincial Museum at Victoria. A 

 general account of the birds' habits follow. 



The book is notable for the number as 

 well as for the excellence of its illustrations. 

 The larger number are from photographs 

 of birds, their nests, eggs and haunts, 

 many of which are by the authors, and 

 there is also a series of admirable drawings 

 by Allan Brooks, twelve of which are 

 beautifully reproduced as full-page plates 

 in colors. 



Mr. Brooks also supplies a list with 

 descriptions and annotations of the 

 twenty-five species of birds which have 

 been found in British Columbia but are 

 as yet unrecorded from Washington. 

 An analytical key to all the species in- 

 cluded has been prepared by Lynds 

 Jones. 



All in all, the 'Birds of Washington' is 

 a notaljle contribution to ornithological 



literature which, both because of its Vjeauty 

 and usefulness, should greatly stimulate 

 the study of birds on our northwest coast. 

 — F. M. C. 



Bird-Hunting Through Wild Europe 

 By R. B. Lodge. New York. D. Ap- 

 pleton & Co. 1909. i2mo. 333 pages, 

 124 half-tones. 



As a pioneer bird photographer, Mr, 

 Lodge has long since captured the image of 

 those birds most accessible to the British 

 ornithologists. With this preparation he 

 started in pursuit of some of the rarest of 

 European species, and the present vol- 

 ume is a record of their pursuit in Spain, 

 Montenegro, Albania, Servia and Hun- 

 gary. 



Vultures, Eagles, Pelicans, and Egrets 

 were chief among Mr. Lodge's desiderata, 

 but many other species are also dealt with. 



His account of his varied experiences, 

 by no nieans relates to birds alone, but 

 describes the countries and people visited, 

 and, as his quest led him into truly wild 

 portions of Europe, his book has the added 

 interest of a narrative of travel. 



That Mr. Lodge's hunt was successful 

 is evidently due to a determination which 

 knew not the meaning of defeat, and as a 

 result of his courage and persistency he 

 secured pictures of European birds which 

 have not before been figured by the 

 camera. — F. M. C. 



The Sport of Bird Study. A book for 

 young or active people. By Herbert 

 Keightly Job. Connecticut edition. 

 New York. Outing Publishing Com- 

 pany. xiii+312+iv pp. 131 half-tones. 



Avoiding a formal method of treatment, 

 Mr. Job here aims to arouse and hold the 

 interest of "young or active people" by 

 the adoption of a narrative form which, 

 for the young people at least, should have 

 the appeal of a story. Mr. Job's own 

 enthusiasm is so unbounded that his 

 readers cannot but share it, and the book 

 should therefore achieve the end in view 



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