362 
Book Notices and Reviews. 
Book Notices and Reviews. 
The Home-Life of the Spoonbill, the Stork and some Herons.— 
By Bentley Beetham, P.Z.S., London. Witherby and Co., 32G High 
Holborn, W.C., 5s. net. 
We gave a brief notice of this botli interesting and fasci- 
nating book, to all lovers of wild bird life, in our last issue. It- 
merits this high praise for it is a personal account by the medium 
of pen and camera, of the wild or home life of these birds— there 
are 32 photographic reproductions of moi'e than usual merit and 
interest, one of which, by the courtesy of the publishers, is re- 
produced herewith, and is repi'esentative of the whole — a brief 
quotation referring to the plate in question will best illustrate 
the meiil of the work. 
" When the cock returned, I could see by the bulkiness 
" 01' his neck al)out the ruddy band that he had not come empty 
.... The young, on seeing him imitating the actions 
" of their mother, were, for young Spoonbills, highly delighted, 
" evidently knowing that this was grace before meat. And 
" sure enough, after one or two sideway shakes of the head, he 
'■ «tooi3ed down, and with a few vigorous gulps opened his bill, 
" at the base of which the chicks found much that was to their 
" satisfaction." 
The above quotation may be read as a description of the ac- 
companying plate, fully indicating the descriptive and interesting 
character of the text and illustrations— the descriptive accounts of the 
Stork and some Herons are equally comprehensive and interesting. We 
cordially recommend it to our readers. 
Canaries, Hybrids, and British Birds in Cage and Aviary.— 
Cassell and Co., in monthly parts, 7d. net. 
Part IX is to hand, and is of great interest, the chapter 
on " Judging, etc," is completed and others on " Pedigree or Line 
Breeding," and the " Norwich Canary " are included. The frontis- 
piece is an excellent coloured plate figuring a group of popular! 
indigenous finches, viz: Bi-amblefinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, and 
Goldfinch ; a number of wash and line illustrations complete the 
part, which is of more than usual interest. 
Editorial 
Our Thanks. — These are due to our esteemed member 
T. Miller, Esq., whose energies at the L.C.B.A. show in 
caring for and feeding the Foreign Birds were incessant. We 
were at the show Friday, Saturday, and Monday, and his care 
was simply continuous, and the excellent condition of the 
c.xhibits— really l^etter than when the show opened— was en- 
