Booh Notices and Rcinews. 
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Book Notices and Reviews. 
British Birds Nests, By R. Kcarton, F.Z.S., with pliotos 
by C. Kearton. Cassell and Co. In 17 foi'tnightly parts, 7fl. net. 
From the prospectus the above promises to l)e vei'y com- 
prehensive—its purpose being to show how, where, and when to 
find, ana identify British Birds' Nests, and it promises to fully aiC-< 
complish its object. It will be difficult indeed for any future work 
to equal this almost unparalled production. 
Part I. Among the illustrations are a Linnet's nest and a 
P"late of eggs, both gwd reproductions of colour photogi-aphy. Also 
a number of other photo reproductions of nests in situ. The tex;t 
is well and clearly printed and inters'persed with figures of the 
species dealt with, whicli are as follows: Bittern; Blackbird; Black- 
cap; Bullfinch; Cirl, Corn, Beed, and Snow Buntings; Common, 
Honey, and Rough ^legged Buzzards; Capercaille; Chaffinch; Chiff- 
chaff, Chough. The text is comprehensive, yet lucidly and tersely 
written. We quofe the following paragraph from the account of the 
Blackcap . 
" Situation and Locality: In brambles, grass, thick 
" hedges, nettles, and gooseberry bushes, in gardens, orchards ; 
" thickets, shrubberies, and other suitable places, at heiglits 
" varying from two to ten or twelve feet from the ground. In 
" all parts of England and Wales, and more sparingly in Scotland 
" and Ireland. It is a very widely distributed bird." 
It is a marvel of cheapness, and we cordially commend it 
to our readers. 
Editorial. 
Black-headed Sibia and Himalayan Whistling 
Thrush: Show Notes have claimed so much of our space this 
month, that we were unable to deal with these two species 
as they deserved. , Mr. Goodchild has kindly compiled some 
notes of the wild life of the two species, and these together 
with notes of their treatment in captivity will appear in our 
next issue. 
Winter Nestlings: The young Cutthroats which left 
the nest in December in my aviary have been fully reared, 
and are vigorous young birds. We received from Dr. P. 
Gosse, a postcard dated February 1st, with the following terse 
message: "Young Cutthroats left the nest to-day." From 
other aviaries rumours of early nesting have been prevalent. 
Black Tanagers and the Winter: A pair of this 
species built in December, engaged in incubation duties — in an 
open nest in the open flight of their aviary — during the early 
