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note is doubled,’ but it must not be inferred, as is often done in popular 
parlance, that this applies to all the individuals, for many remain in 
lull song’ till nearly the time when they leave this country. 
The late Charles Waterton once declared, in answer to the 
question whether a young Cuckoo could evict its foster brothers and 
sisters from the nest on the day after it was hatched — ‘ That no bird in 
creation could perform such an astounding feat under such embarass- 
ments, ’ but such a feat is now regarded by naturalists as an established 
fact. 
In addition to those nests in which the Cuckoo lays its egg or eggs, 
mentioned in my paper at the beginning of this article, the following 
may be included : Linnet, Yellow Hammer, Robin, Pied Wagtail, 
Reed Bunting ; and a correspondent writes me that he once found a fully 
fledged Cuckoo in the nest of a Wheatear which contained also two rotten 
eggs, and in the same piece of waste moorland he once found the nest of a 
Meadow Pipit in which three eggs of the Cuckoo had been laid — presum- 
ably laid by the same bird. 
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British Insect Life, by E. Step. London : T. Werner Laurie, 
Ltd., 264 pp., 10/6 net. Mr. Step’s work is well known to our readers, 
and in the present instance the volume contains a typical description 
of insect life, which is illustrated by over thirty plates, including a 
fine coloured frontispiece. In addition to the usual fry, he describes 
Stone-flies, Thrips, Caddis-flies and other of the more uncommon forms. 
Each plate contains a number of different species reproduced from photo- 
graphs. There is a particularly good index. 
In Nature’s Garden, by G. H. Donald. London : The Bodley 
Head, 241 pp., 7/6 net. The author describes Indian Natural History 
and scenery in an entertaining fashion ; some of the articles having 
appeared in well-known Indian Journals. There is a fine collection of 
photographs of scenery, birds, nests and natives, and the nature of his 
narrative may be judged by the following three titles taken from the 
eighteen chapters : ‘ A Bear, Two Fools and a Dog,’ ‘ His Excellency 
the Sarus,’ ‘ Extremes in Sport.’ There is a short Glossary at the end. 
A History of Everyday Things in England, 1066-1799, by 
M. and C. H. B. Quennell. London : B. T. Batsford, 208 pp., price 
16/6. In this excellent volume the authors have brought together precisely 
what the intelligent school boy or girl requires to make the study of 
history real and lasting. In a series of charming stories the growth and 
evolution of everyday things — costume, ships, castles, houses, halls, 
monasteries, carts, games, ornaments, etc., century by century, are given, 
and, what is more, illustrated by a wealth of drawings, including several 
admirable coloured plates, by the two authors, who know precisely 
how to interest elder children — a rare gift. This is the best work we have 
yet seen from their pens. 
Woodland Creatures, by Frances Pitt. London : G. Allen & 
Unwin, Ltd., 255 pp., 12/6 net. We have previously had the pleasure 
of referring to a volume by Miss Pitt, and now another substantial 
publication from her interesting pen has been issued. It is written in 
the charming style which is hers, and illustrated by a large number of 
blocks from photographs of various forms of wild animal life. Her 
‘ Woodland Creatures ’ include Badger, Rabbit, Squirrel, Dormouse, 
Fox, and, among the birds, Woodpeckers, Bullfinch, Sparrow Hawk, 
Kestrel, Magpie and Jay; other chapters being ‘The Call of the Wild ’ 
and * Birds of the Night.’ Some of the articles have previously appeared 
in the reviews, but they are none the less welcome in their present form. 
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