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Book Notices and Rcz'iczvs. 
Booh Notices and Reviews 
REVUE d'Histoire naturelle appliquee, Public par 
La Societe Nationale D'Acclimatation de France. 
L'OISEAU. Edited by Jean Delacour. Subscription 25 francs 
per annum. AU. SIEGE SOCIAL, iy8 Boulevard Saint- 
Germain, Paris (viie). 
We have received the first part of a new Revue, to be issued 
in two parts regularly, i part dealing with birds, entitled 
L'OiSEAU, and the other parts dealing- with : Alammalogie, Pi."ci 
culture. Entomologie, Botanique, and Colonisation. This notice 
only deals with the bird section L'Oiscan, and the subscription 
rates given above are for this section only. The Contents of 
Part I. are of great interest and as follows; 
E. Penier. — L'Oiscaii. Introduction. 
D. Seth-Smith. — Le.s Oiseaux au Jardin Zoologique de Londrcs (iUnstrc). 
J. Delacour. — Les Oiseaux-Mouches en captivite. 
Dr. Millet-Horsin. — Faits observes sur les Oiseaux. 
A. Decou.x. — Observations sur queljues livbrides de Ploceides {illustre). 
Ci. Dupond. — En Eelgique pendant i'occupation. 
Chronique ornithologique . 
Those of oiu" readers who are acquainted with the French 
language would find L'Oisean replete with avicultural episodes 
and history of great practical interest. 
The article on " Ploceida? hybrids " in above issue is 
intensely interesting — among others notes are given on hybrids 
between the following' species : 
Melba Finch x Cordon Uleu. 
Violet-eared Waxbill x Cordon lllcu. 
Cherry Finch x Zebra Finch. 
A coloured plate (tricolour process) figures the firs! 
named, and a line-drawiiig text figure of the last-named is also 
given. We hope to make extracts from this article in our 
next issue. 
The other articles are equally pregnant with interest to 
aviculturists. 
We cordially commend L'Oiseau to our readers. 
W.T.P. 
