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August, 



may have been a passenger on the s.s. " Shamrock," which 

 vessel/ laden with a general cargo from Glasgow to Dublin, 

 went on the rocks in Freshwater Bay on the 5th May, 191 8, 

 and has since remained there. 



On the other hand, no Field-mouse has been seen, 

 although we have been on the look-out for them. During 

 the war more land was brought under cultivation and very 

 man}^ mice are found in the fields ; but all those examined 

 have turned out to be typical Mtis musculus, and I think 

 the inclusion of M. sylvaticus in the Lambay list is an error. 



Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 



REVIEW. 



A STUDY OF BIRD LIFE. 



The Heron of Castle Creek, and Other Sketches of Bird Life. By Alfred 

 W. Rees. With a memoir of the Author by J. K. Hudson, and a 

 portrait. London : John Murray. 75. 6d. net. 



Prefaced by a brief and interesting memoir, which will possibly to 

 many of its readers be the first intimation of the premature passing away 

 (at forty-three) of the gifted author of " Creatures of the Night " and 

 " Tanto the Fisherman," this book consists chiefly of articles contributed 

 to the Standard and other periodicals dealing with various forms of wild 

 hfe as studied by Mr. Rees in the beautiful country surrounding his 

 Cardiganshire home. Many of the chapters — among which we may 

 particularly mention those entitled " Wild Life in Hard Weather " and 

 " A Moorland Sanctuary " — are rich in the nature-lore that only the 

 closest experience can impart ; and the author's description of the sub- 

 aqueous activities of the Dipper can be recommended as an excellent 

 antidote to much nonsense that has been written on the same subject. 

 In the preface JMr. J. K. Hudson volunteers the information that there 

 still remains a considerable quantity of Mr. Ree's work available for 

 issue in permanent form should the reception of the present volume be 

 such as to encourage publication of another. It will clearly be a cause 

 tor regret if such encouragement is not forthcoming. 



C. B. M. 



