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01 June 1963 Comments Letters SIRS,--Having paid some attention to t h e manner in which t h e face of t h e Rook becomes bare, I m a y state t h a t in t h e main m y observations a n d specimens confirm Mr. Witherby's conclusions. But, with regard to this species n o t breeding in t...

Notes

01 June 1963 Comments Notes IN August I received a letter from Mr. A. C. Theron dated from " Riet Vallei, District Lindley, O.F.S." stating that a Swallow had been captured bearing a ring with my name and address. As Mr. Theron gave neither the number of the ring nor the date of cap...

Recovery of Marked Birds.

01 June 1963 Comments Main paper T H E annual article reporting progress for 1913 will appear, it is hoped, in the n e x t number. The following have kindly sent in subscriptions towards the expenses of the Marking Scheme since t h e last acknowledgment was made :-- Miss C. M. Acland, Mr...

The Red-Throated Diver in its Breeding-Haunts.

01 June 1963 Comments Main paper And if the birds are silent, there is the hum of insectlife, and the thousand and one indefinable sounds which make summer. But the locality chosen by the Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) for the up-bringing of its young, is remote from man, and pervad...

Notes

01 June 1943 Comments Notes As The Handbook of British Birds states that the Wood-Lark (Lullula a. arborea) does not apparently now nest in Essex, it is perhaps worth recording that on April n t h , 1943 I found a nest of this species on a piece of rough ground a few miles south of...

An investigation into the roles of males in relation to incubation

01 June 1943 Comments Main paper IN response to the Editor's request, I will endeavour in this paper to throw some fresh light on the subject of Incubation, of which we appear to have far from a full understanding. I claim no more than an attempt to probe into a subject of great complexi...

Some Observations on the Marsh-Harrier

01 June 1943 Comments Main paper (Plates 1-4.) THE status of the Marsh-Harrier {Circus a. esruginosus) as a breeding bird in Great Britain has for many years been very precarious. For at least 45 years' prior to 1915 there are no records of successful breeding though three attempts were ...

Review

01 June 1943 Comments Reviews Bird Display : An Introduction to the study of Bird Psychology. By Edward A. Armstrong. (Cambridge Univ. Press, 1942). Illustrated: 2 1 / - n e t ; T H I S is certainly one of t h e most useful and welcome bird books t h a t have appeared for a long time,...

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Recovery of Marked Birds.

The Red-Throated Diver in its Breeding-Haunts.

Notes

An investigation into the roles of males in relation to incubation

Some Observations on the Marsh-Harrier

Review

Recovery of marked birds

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