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the naturalist to an evenf greater degree than those of the sports¬ 
man — as clearly demonstrated in his writings. His descrip¬ 
tions of the haunts and habits of favorite song and game birds 
Hal pen pictures. Every season of the year had charm for 
him, and his impressions of scenes and places are given in 
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graphic style, stimulating in the reader a desire for Nature 
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'“There is an object lesson, pleasantly given, in each of the 
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Romance of Mr. and Mrs. Bob White,” as a classic conveying 
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an ideal worthy of preservation in the minds and hearts of all 
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sportsmen whose cherished recreation is with dog and gun afield 
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in pursuit of the game birds mentioned. Therein is inspiration 
for a sportsman-naturalist. 
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Avoiding the technical phrase and coldly scientific method 
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of many writers on ornithology, Bert Hochwalt’s charming 
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chapters relating his experiences among birds seem to take the 
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reader along with him in his rambles to enjov companionship 
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with the birds — songsters and feathered friends of the game 
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bird species. 
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Many sportsmen and Nature lovers who have read and ad- 
mired — as a writer of this brief commentary 
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