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India with their native birds, and from the educational point of view

they will prove of very great value, and we greatly wish the idea could

be extended to our native birds, in order to teach the growing genera¬

tion here about the birds of their country, for there is no sounder way

of instilling a love of birds in the human mind than to teach people

how to identify them, and there is no better way of doing this than by

good coloured illustrations.


Many of the species figured are well known to aviculturists in this

country and we feel sure that a good many of our members will like to

acquire this series. It is published at 45 rupees, which represents

£3 Is. 6d., for the five charts, which are not sold separately. We

understand that the Bombay Natural History Society has also had

these pictures made up into book form, which is more convenient if

one has limited wall space. The album measures about 12 by 9 \ inches

and the price will be £5 Is. 6 d. Applications for the charts or

the album (in Great Britain) should be sent to the publishers, Messrs.

Yitty & Seaborne, 132 Long Acre, London, W.C. 2.


D. S-S.



CAGE BIRDS ANNUAL


We are favoured with a copy of Cage Birds Annual for 1933. It

contains much useful information to Aviculturists and some excellent

and practical articles, those which will especially appeal to our members

being “ An Aviary of Whydahs and Weavers ”, by J. Donald Mills ;

“ Budgerigars of the Future ”, by F. S. Elliott; “ Our Rarer Soft-

bills ”, by H. Norman ; and “ The Keeping of Tanagers, Sugar Birds,

and Zosterops ”, by Rosslyn Mannering. Those interested in the

Mendelian Theory will find interest and instruction in Mr. A. K. Gill’s

article on the White Canary.


This publication can be obtained from The Poultry World, Ltd.,

4 Carmelite Street, E.C. 4, price Is. 8 d. post free.



