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one of the most remarkable is that of a Giant Humming¬ 
bird (Patagona gigas ) capturing on the wing a common 
small species (Eustephanus galeritus), a sight which he 
witnessed in the foot-hills of the Andes, near Santiago. 
Other articles by the Editor deal with a visit to Selborne, 
in England, and with the life of the late William Brewster, 
with whom he was connected by a special tie of affection. 
One of the great features of ‘ Bird-Lore ; is the Christmas 
Bird census. All readers of the Magazine are invited to 
send to the editor a list of all the species of birds they 
have been able to identify during a walk or excursion on or 
about Christmas day. Many returns are sent in from all 
parts of the United States. I 11 1919-20 the greatest 
number of species observed in the northern and eastern 
Atlantic States were 43, while at Santa Barbara, on the 
Californian coast, as many as 109 were tabulated. The 
present writer, who was in America during Christmas 1919, 
with the help of some kind and sharp-eyed hosts, was able 
to make a return of 21 species observed on the coast of 
Long Island. 
Other interesting features of ‘ Bird-Lore"’ are the seasonal 
reports from all parts of the States in each number, and the 
articles on the plumages and migrations of American birds. 
These last are accompanied by coloured plates in each 
number. It is a remarkable fact that the European Star¬ 
ling, which is dealt with on p. 213 of volume xxii., was 
introduced into the United States about 1890, when a 
number were liberated in New York City, and it has now 
spread far and wide from Maine to Ohio and Alabama; 
in some places it has become enormously abundant. We 
fear it may prove to be as great a nuisance as the Sparrow. 
A large part of each number of the Magazine is devoted 
to the interests of the Audubon Societies, which have been 
started in every State of the Union for the protection and 
conservation of bird and animal life, and which are guided 
and controlled by the National Association of the Audubon 
Societies in New York. 
