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illustrniions and text. The ilhisl rat ions by Roland Cireen are 
some of tlie l)est we liave seen- tliere are ei.^ht excjuisite 
coloured plates, '^acb a work of art : and the same ai)plies to the 
sixteen hall-u-!:' plates and the 185 line drawin^-s in the text; 
all are beantifullv reproduced. The book deals with thirty- 
llirce spt:"e.s -Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, Barn Owl, Short- 
e-red ( h\]. K'ed backed Sin-ike, Rook, Starlin.^-, Jay, Mag-p(ie, 
Wood !'i<reon. Niy-htjar, l.apwins;-. Pheasant, Parlridt^'e, Black- 
bird. Tbru'^b. Sparrow, ("hafifinch. Goldfinch, Hawfinch, 
Bullfinch. Greenrmch, Swallow, House ^lartin. Swift, Great 
Titmon-'" ^^.lue Tit. Cuckoo. Green Woodpecker, Spotted 
Flvcat'dier. .Skvlark, Pied Wagtails. Seagulls — The story of 
their life .'ind habits is tersely and interestingly told, and their 
merits and demerits to the agriculturist clearly set forth. One 
can !n' iL'i:';e m( r<" suitable gift for ■'•outh or adult than this 
beaut 'i'' - b-rin ■ the '-^'ming Chri Uias s:^a.'on. 
Wild Life in tije TrI':?: Tops: By Capt. C. W. R. 
Knight, M.C., F.R.P.S., M.B.O.U. Illustrated with 53 repro- 
ductions from photos by the Author. Jis. net. Londox : 
Thornton Butterworth T.td., 15, Bedford Street, W.C., 2. 
Books on British birds are legion: the sul)ject is almost 
overdone, but this book is a welcome addition. It is a work of 
beauty and interest. The text illuminates the photos and the 
photos say amen to the text ! It is not merely a history of our 
native birds but it is Life in the Tree TuPs, the Author there, 
an.d the text simply tells what he s:iw, and the (his) camera 
faithfully and j)ictorially confirms same in the various plates. 
Most of the photo-reproductions are really wonderful, but the 
one which fascinated the writer more than any other is that of a 
Greater Spotted Woodpecker in flight. The book is divided 
into the following chai)ters : 
I. A Rookery in Spring. 
TT. The Buzzards of the Doone Coimtry. 
ITT. The Lady's Hawk. 
TA'. In the Depths of a Fir Forest. 
V. The Greater .Spotted Woodpecker. 
VT. The Swiftest of British Hawks. 
VII. Two Brown Owls. 
