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observers who are working in touch with the Committee, are re¬

corded. Thus we read that the Turtle Dove appears to have entered

the country mainly on the south-east between Suffolk and Hamp¬

shire, the first arrival being recorded on April 13th. By the first

of May one of these first arrivals had already laid in Essex. The

main body of these doves arrived between May 4th and 15th, and

slowly extended north and west, immigration being continued on

the east coast right up to the end of May.


All of the spring' and autumn migrants are dealt with in

the same way, and weather conditions for the period covered are

published.


Although efforts have been made to condense some of the

matter in this Beport, it considerably exceeds in size those previously

issued, running to no less than 332 pages. D. S.-S.



BRITISH BIKDS.*


The September to November numbers of this charmingly

illustrated and interesting Magazine fully keep up the standard of

excellence to which we confidently look forward as each number

appears. We cannot spare the space to give details of all matters of

interest recorded in these parts of the volume, but would call special

attention to Mr. Abel Chapman’s article, illustrated admirably by his

own pencil and entitled Spring-notes on the Borders, in the Sept¬

ember number ; Miss E. L. Turner’s instructive paper “ Notes on the

Bearded Tits,” with photographs by the authoress, in the October

number, and Dr- N. E. Ticeliurst’s splendid article, illustrated by six

photographs by the author, entitled “ Some Notes on Nightingales ”

in that for November, all of which papers make good reading. In

addition to valuable contributions by Mr. J. B. Nichols and others

are numerous interesting short notes to which it would be impossible

here to refer in detail. A. G. B.



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