Reviews and Book Notices. 



teaching- on the right lines. It cov^ers ahnost every branch of nktural 

 history likely to be taken up by the young- student, and is profusely illus- 

 trated by diag-rams and photographs. Whether speaking- of clouds, leaves, 

 fung-i, mammals, timber, or the earth's crust, the authors say what they 

 have to say, and say it well. Two of the illustrations are shown herewith 

 by the courtesy of Messrs. Duckworth & Co., who are to be cong-ratulated 

 on being- able to produce so useful a book at such a low figure. 



Bird Life in Wild Wales. By J. A. WIialpole-Bond. (F. Fisher 

 Unwin, 7s. 6d.). Books dealing- with bird life seem particularly plentiful 

 just now. The present work, however, covers a district but little traversed 

 by writers on this fascinating branch of natural history — a district where 

 the Raven and the Buzzard still occur in fair abundance, and where the 

 Fork-tailed Kite may still be seen. The principal part of the work refers 

 to the county of Brecon, though other areas are referred to — some not in 

 Wales at all. The author has done good work in protecting- some of the 

 rare species — particulars of which are g-iven. All who take an interest in 



Moorhen's Nest. 



bird life should certainly see this book — if only for the beauty of the 

 numerous illustrations — reproductions of photog-raphs of birds, nests, and 

 eg-gs. One of these has been kindly lent us by the publisher. The author 

 would have done well to have allowed some friend to read his proofs, as 

 certain repetitions might then have been prevented — thoug-h these are of 

 minor importance. If we might be allowed to say so, the only part of the 

 book we really do not like (and this applies to almost any book) is the 

 photog-raph of the author as a frontispiece, though in the present instance 

 some additional interest is given to the illustration on account of a 'young- 

 Buzzard, Badg-er, and Jays ' being included. 



Mr. J. E. Marr's latest book, 'Agricultural Geolog-y ' (Methuen and Co.), 

 is hardly up to standard attained in his former works. But it appeals 

 to a different public. It ' has been written, after study of the schedule 

 framed for the g-uidance of candidates for the International Diploma of 



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