34 T.HR WOMBAT. 



NESTS AND EGGS OF AUSTRALIAN 

 BIRDS. 



We have received a copy of the prospectus of Mr. A. J. 

 Campbell's long-promised book on Australian Birds, which 

 is to be issued shortly under the above title. This book is 

 the result of the work of some thirty years as a naturalist, 

 and will contain 130 photographs of nests, with figures of 

 over 200 eggs coloured according to nature. 



With the exception of Gould's work there is no reliable 

 book dealing with Australian ornithology as a whole (the 

 Australian museum catalogue deals with nests and eggs only), 

 and a vast amount of work has been done since Gould's 

 handbook appeared — nearly forty years ago. In oology in 

 particular great progress has been made, and no inconsiderable 

 portion of this is due to Mr. Campbell's own research, which 

 has extended into every corner of the continent, and many of 

 the islands round about. His immense collection of Aus- 

 tralian eggs is well known 



Of course there is a great deal of work in articles in 

 scientific papers and in journals of various societies, but this 

 is scattered and inaccessible to most of us in its present form, 

 and so the book is the more welcome. 



Besides dealing with nests and eggs, it will contain 

 observations on the habits of the birds and notes on their 

 geographical distribution, and of the quality of these there is 

 no need to speak, as Mr. Campbell's work is known to all 

 bird-men as well as to many others. 



Of the sample pages printed with the prospectus, the 

 printing is good and the type clear, and the illustrations 

 shown are really beautiful examples of work. The book will 

 consist of some 800 pages, and we cordially hope that it may 

 attain the success it deserves. The agent for Victoria is 

 Mr. T. G. Campbell, Beatty Avenue, Armadale. 



PORTRAITURE IN THE HOUSE. 



The Photo graiiihefs Record. 



We know that practically every house is almost certain to 

 contain a room which may be improvised as a temporary 

 studio, whether it has one window or two, whether a top 

 light or only a side light. Of course some rooms answer 

 better than others ; perhaps the most convenient would be a 

 fairly long room having two windows at the side with a space 

 between them. Let us briefly describe the arrangement 

 which should be made in a room of this class to adapt it for 

 portraiture, and also the very few appliances which are 

 really necessary for the purpose, 



