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photograph is reproduced herewith ; a pair of Blood-breasted Pigeons

from the Phillipines ; four Smith’s Ground Doves (Geophaps smithi)

from Northern Australia, and a few others of less importance.


The pair of Crimson-finches in the Summer Aviary, after

successfully rearing a brood of three young birds, made a second

nest and in spite of the lateness of the season and the lowness of

the temperature especially at night, are now rearing a second brood.


The only other recent nesting result to record is the hatching

of a brood of eight young Egyptian Geese and one young Chestnut¬

breasted Teal. Three years ago we reared our first young of this

fine Australian -species which were hatched in November. D. S-S.



REVIEW.


STUDIES IN BIRD MIGRATION. *


When an author publishes a book on the subject which has

been his life-long study, the results cannot fail to be of interest, and

when that subject is one about which so much mystery has been

made in the past, and that is still but imperfectly understood, one

may well expect a considerable addition to the knowledge already

existing on the subject.


Mr. Eagle Clarke has given us a delightful book, written in a

remarkably clear style, and explaining in a manner, which has not

been attempted before, the remarkably complex migrations which

are continually taking place in our islands. The Chapter of the

Starling, for instance, is a model of how such a series of very

complicated facts should be treated, and we venture to think that

many readers will learn with some surprise of the practically con¬

tinuous movements that are going on amongst some of our commonest

species throughout the year. We have mentioned the Starling in

particular, but there are almost equally good Chapters on other

common species, namely, the Swallow, Fieldfare, White Wagtail,

Song Thrush, Skylark, Lapwing, and Rook. These Chapters alone



; Studies in Bird Migration, by W. EAGLE CLARKE ; 2 vols.. 8vo. with maps,

weather charts, ancl other illustrations. London : GURNEY & JACKSON. 18/-.



