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THE BIRDS, by Roger Tory Peterson and the Editors of LIFE Magazine. 
Twelfth in the Life Nature Library Series. Published by Time Inc., New 
York, 1963. 192 pages, illustrated with numerous black-and-whites and 
64 pages in full color. $3.95. 
The combination of the technical accuracy of Roger Tory Peterson, 
one of the foremost living authorities on birds, and the journalistic skill 
of the editors of a major popular journal, has produced a happy and 
readable result in this text. The pattern of the book is admirable — first 
the paleontology of birds, then the orders of living birds, next anatomy, 
function, activity, feeding habits, the numbers of birds, the riddle of 
migration, bird banding, bird song, and ecology. Possibly the chapters 
on nesting and family life of birds should have appeared earlier in the 
book, but they still make good reading. There are sections on the study 
of birds, the history of ornithology, extinct birds, and the relationship of 
birds to man. . 
The book suffers a bit from superficiality, which is to be expected 
when one tries to compress so many aspects of bird lore into just 192 pages 
— even 814 x 11 pages — over half of which are pictures. It must be ad- 
mitted that the pictures are outstanding and tell a great part of the story. 
The book is also most successful as a means of quick review of any field 
of knowledge pertaining to birds, and it makes such study pleasant, even 
entertaining. The Life Nature Library Series now covers The Sea, The 
Desert, The Forest, The Mountains, The Earth, The Universe, Evolution, 
The Insects, The Fishes, and The Reptiles. If THE BIRDS is typical of 
the others in the group, I would recommend them as good fare for anyone 
with an interest in nature. One of your bird-loving friends would definitely 
appreciate receiving this volume for Christmas. 
Paul H. Lobik, 22W681 Tamarack Drive, Glen Ellyn, Ill. 
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Publication Review 
THE JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, Symposium on Grouse. 
October 1963 issue (Vol. 27, No. 4). Illustrated with photographs of the 
various North American grouse and maps of distribution, past and 
present. $2.50 each in 1963; after Jan. 1, 1964, $3.00 each. Available from 
Dr. Fred G. Evenden, Executive Secretary, The Wildlife Society, Suite 
615, 2000 P. Street, N. W., Washington 36, D. C. 
For the amateur student or the professional game manager of grouse 
and prairie chickens, this journal will constitute a definite review of the 
latest information on North American Tetraonidae. Contributions are in- 
cluded from virtually every authority in this specialized field. Dr. Thomas 
G. Scott serves as editor, assisted by Drs. Frederick and Frances Hamer- 
strom. Additional assistance is provided by Dr. Ralph Yeatter, Dr. Adolph 
M. Stebler, Dr. Daniel Q. Thompson, Dr. E. L. Cheatum, Dr. John J. Craig- 
head, H. G. Lumsden, Dr. R. D. Taber, Dr. Ralph A. MacMullan, Helen 
Cook Schultz, James S. Ayars, Ruth Stillwell, Marjorie J. Schlatter, and 
Herbert Starrett. 
Both the game birds and the protected species are covered in the 
symposium, with detailed articles on ptarmigan, Greater and Lesser Prairie 
Chickens, Attwater’s Prairie Chicken, and the many species and sub- 
species of grouse. This issue of the Journal admirably achieves its purpose 
of stimulating interest in grouse conservation. 
Paul H. Lobik, 22W681 Tamarack Drive, Glen Ellyn, I!linois 
