Mrs. K. Drake—A Dew More Records !



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A FEW MORE RECORDS !


By Mrs. K. Drake


Amongst some of my delightful Christmas gifts I received two

gramophone records that go with a book entitled Songs of Wild Birds ,

by E. M. Nicholson and Ludwig Koch. The recording on those two

records of the songs of some of our British birds is very fine indeed,

considering how delicate some of our wee birds’ voices are. The

Nightingale, Blackbird, Thrush, Robin, and Chaffinch are remarkably

clear and distinct. Anyone loving the songs of our British birds will

revel in the two records.


Yet another most fascinating record is a Decca—K. 692—priced

only 25. 6 d. and a 12 in. one. This is of that wonderful bird the

Lyre-bird, Australia’s premier songster and mocking bird—-a truly

marvellous record—on the one side a talk on the bird, and on the

other the song. I am almost ashamed to have to own up that I had

no idea the Lyre-bird was such a songster and mimic. If you have

never heard that wonderful bird’s song and mimicry, I strongly

recommend this record and I feel sure you will not be disappointed ;

if, on the other hand, you have neither a radio-gram, nor a gramophone,

do get one—the records are worth it ! Also the last-named record is

as good as a tonic and I really think may take the place of one !

Give it a trial, sample half a crown !



ORNAMENTAL PHEASANT SOCIETY


By Miss J. M. Grant-Ives


By the time these notes appear our second Journal will have been

dispatched to all our members. I think this number will be of con¬

siderable interest to many members of the Avicultural Society.

Articles from Monsieur Delacour, Mr. Sydney Porter, Nagamichi

Kuroda, of Japan, Herr Stefani, Mr. P. C. Mackie, and many other

well-known writers on Pheasants, a fairy tale dealing with Pheasants



