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is not always on the upgrade, as one purchased in 1899 for ^315,

only fetched ^110 a few years later.


Stuffed birds have come into the market less frequently,

the last, sold in April, 1902, realising ^315. Ornithologists owe

Mr. Parkin a debt of gratitude for putting on permanent record

these interesting particulars.



NORTH’S NESTS AND EGGS.*


We have received Part III. of Volume III. of this

important work, some of the previous parts of which have been

noticed in this journal. The present part deals with the Order

Accipitres, a group which is not of great interest to the general

run of avicultulists, as few of the birds of prey are really satis¬

factory in captivity. When wild, however, this is the finest group

of all birds, and in Australia it is well represented.


Mr. North gives exhaustive accounts of the nesting habits

of the species with which he deals, with field notes from all

parts of the Commonwealth.


One of the most extraordinary of Australian raptorial

birds is the White Goshawk whose plumage is of the purest

white all over, rendering it extremely conspicuous, Mr. North

considers it one of the most useful of the Accipitres, feeding

largely upon insects, the contents of stomachs examined con¬

sisting principally of this kind of food. It is, however, gradually

becoming scarce in many parts, its conspicuous plumage making

it an object of pursuit to the gunner whenever it is seen, a fact

which is much to be deplored.



TALKS ABOUT BIRDS.f


Mr. Finn is so well-known as an author of reliable books

on birds that he needs no introduction to our members. This,

his latest book, is intended primarily for young people, but there



s .Vests and Eggs of Birds found breeding in Australia and Tasmania by alfrkb J. North,

C.M Z.S. Vol. III., part III.


+ Talks about Birds by Frank Finn, B.A., F.Z.S.


Loudon : Adam and Chari.es Black, 1911. Price 6/-



