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were liberated : this is with the object of keeping the food from

the rats which are all too numerous in the Gardens.


I am told that some of the birds have taken up their abode

in the Botanical Gardens, and there is little doubt that others

have spread to various parts of Regent's Park. The Superinten-

dent of the Park has taken an interest in the experiment and

instructed the park-keepers to protect the birds.


D. Seth-Smith.



REVIEWS.



BIRD-LIFE OF THE BORDERS*

The first edition of this classical work was published

eighteen years ago, and for several years past has been very

scarce ; now a much needed second edition has appeared.

This is not by any means merely a reprint ; it comprises more

than a year's work on the part of the author, and much of the

book has been practically re-written.


We need not remind those of our readers who are versed

in ornithological literature that the author of Bird-Life of the

Borders is one of the most experienced ornithologists and

general field-naturalists of the day. One has only to read one

or two of his delightfully written chapters to see this at once.

Every chapter is fascinating, but perhaps those on migration have

delighted us most. The difficult subject is treated in the most

thorough manner and will well repay careful reading. The

chapters dealing with "Springtime on the Moors," " Summer on

the Moors," " Autumn on the Moors," " Midnight on the Oozes,"

on the Waders, Grebes and Divers, are no less interesting. In

fact there is not a dull page in Bird-Life of the Borders, in which

the numerous illustrations are excellent.



" ORNITHOLOGICAL. ODDITIES." f

This is a most entertaining book, written in an attractive


* Bird-Life of the Borders, on Moorland and Sea, with faunal notes extending- over

forty years. By Abkl Chapman, K.Z.S., with coloured Map and numerous illustrations.

London : Gurney & Jackson, io, Paternoster Row. Price 14/- net.


+ Ornithological and other Oddities, by Frank Finn, B.A., F.Z.S., late Deputy Superin-

tendent of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head,~VigcV—-'

Street, W. Price 10/6 net.



