Letters

01 October 1961
Comments Letters The need for distinctive bird names Sirs,--In an editorial in January 1953 (Brit. Birds, 46: 1-3) you announced that you tentatively proposed to desert the current usage of that time, as represented by The Handbook, of British Birds (1938-41), and change ...
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Notes

01 October 1961
Comments Notes Little Grebe eating bread.--On 3rd September 1961, we were standing by a lake in Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey, when we noted that a Little Grebe (Podsceps ruficollis) showed interest at the approach of some people to feed the water fowl. As soon as they ...
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