No. 51. \'oL. V. 
March, 1894. 
Mature 12otes, 
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CONTENTS 
HOW TO PROTECT BIRDS 
By Mrs. Brightwen. 
I.EAF-SHAPES AND MOISTURE .. .. 44 
By Rudolf Beer and A. B. Rendle, .M.A., F. L.S. 
THE LITTLE EMPEROR. By Rosaiina Oakes . . 
.A. SONG FOR SPRING. By J. Lewton Brain 
SEPTEMBER IN NEW ZEALAND. By H Guthrie-Sniith, F.Z.S. 
SHORT NOTICES OF BOOKS 
SELBORNI.ANA. Cage Birds. — A Fisherman Naturalist. — Feeding the 
Birds.— Bird Netting.— The late W. G. Wheatcroft.— A Word for the 
Other Side. — The late Sir Harry Verney.. 
NATURAL HISTORY NOTES AND QUERIES. Chaffinches and the 
Severe Fro.st. — .A Wa.sp’s Nest.— A Strange Poacher. — Do Snails Squeak? — 
Nests of Field Mice. — Small Birds Chasing Hawk. — Birds at Windows. — 
Dog Chased by Hare.— Cat and Sparrows.— A Florida Tortoise.— Birds in 
a London Garden.— Birds' Beaks.— Dog and Dove.— Blackbirds and 
Crumbs 
TO CORRESPONDENTS 
SELEORNE SOCIETY NOTICES 
TLOIIDOII — JOHN BALE & -SONS, 87-89, Great Titchfield Street, 
Citv B^ent— ELLIOT stock, 62, Paternoster Row. E.C. 
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