BRITAIN'S BIRDS tS NESTS 



21/— Described by A. LANDSBOROUGH THOMSON. 



1 Introduction by Prof. J. ARTHUR THOMSON. ^^f^ 



132 Exquisitely Coloured Illustrations by GEORGE RANKIN. 



The descriptive letterpress of this charming work is from the pen of Mr. A. Lands- 

 borough Thomson, and will appeal both to the general reader and to the student of 

 ornithology, especially to those who are interested in the birds of the British Isles. 



" A magnificent bird-book ; one of the 

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"Admirable coloured plates. The 

 birds are accurate, life-like, and effec- 

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" The plates will undoubtedly ensure for the book much popularity. They are 

 most interesting to the student of Nature, and they will also be very helpful to the 

 young ornithologist feeling his way towards a more mature knowledge of the bird 

 world. The letterpress is as interesting and as well-informed as the plates are accurate 

 and beautiful. The volume is a book of rare excellence." — Scotsman. 



"A book of reference humanised by 

 excursions into vivid descriptions of actual 

 hunts after birds, the Golden Plover, for 

 example. The coloured illustrations are 

 beautiful." — Evening Standard. 



" Indeed a handsome volume, and it 

 certainly deserves a place in every repre- 

 sentative reference library. Prof. Thom- 

 son writes a capital introduction, and the 

 descriptive work done by his son is simple 

 but most eiiectiwe.'"'^-Edinbiirgh Neivs. 

 " No better work of reference for the bird-lover could be imagined than this hand- 

 somely produced book. The illustrations are wonderful, not only for the delicately 

 accurate reproduction of form and plumage tints, but pre-eminently for the skill and 

 knowledge with which the habitat of each bird depicted is included in the picture." — 

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 Mammal Skins, Skeletons, and Spirit Specimens. This Catalogue is 

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LANTERN SLIDES IN NATURAL COLOURS. 



LEPIDOPTERA & LARV^ A SPECIALITY. Photos from Life. 



ANIMALS AND BIRDS BY SAME COLOUR PROCESS. 



THESE SLIDES CAN BE MADE FEOM ANY SPECIMEN OR COLOURED DRAWING. 



The dazzling brilliancy of colouring of the Tropical Birds and 

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