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01 January 1943 Comments Notes THE Handbook of British Birds states that on the continent Magpies may roost in hundreds, but I have not heard of a roost of any magnitude in this country. On March 30th, 1942 near Northallerton the chattering of Magpies (Pica p. pica) drew my attention ...

Obituary: Rear-Admiral Hubert Lynes (1874-1942)

01 January 1943 Comments Obituaries (1874-1942) ORNITHOLOGISTS all over the world and a host of friends will greatly deplore the loss of Rear-Admiral Lynes, whose death took place after a short illness on November 10th, 1942, at a Naval Hospital. Hubert Lynes was born on November 27th, 187...

An index to the Thames Kingfisher Recovery

01 January 1943 Comments Main paper THE winter of 1939-40 was an abnormally severe one in the British Isles. The weather and its effect on bird life have been summarised by Ticehurst and Witherby (antea Vol. xxxiv, pp. 118 and 142) who describe the devastating " bottle frost " --i.e. the th...

Reactions of Birds to Aircraft

01 January 1943 Comments Main paper is no doubt that the considerable increase in aviation in recent years has given rise to some speculation by ornithologists as to the reactions of birds to aircraft, and therefore some of my experiences in seven years of flying may be of interest. On aero...

Sky-Lark Song

01 January 1943 Comments Main paper THE following notes on the length of Sky-Lark (Alauda a, arvensis) song may be of interest in connexion with Mr. W. B. Alexander's interesting record of an 18 minute song (antea, Vol. xxxv, p. 160). The point was made in relation to this song that it was...

Letters

01 December 1937 Comments Letters SIRS,--In his article (antea, p . 137) Mr. George Brown notes t h a t a Robin {Erithacus r. melophilus) "appeared t o take quite an interest in the Blackbird's efiorts" before a looking-glass, b u t itself never displayed. Since I read this article a Robi...

Reviews

01 December 1937 Comments Reviews More Songs of Wild Birds. By E. M. Nicholson and Ludwig Koch. (H. F . & G. Witherby.) Gramophone Records and Illustrated. 15s. PERHAPS the best thing t h a t can be said of these three new double records of British Bird songs is t h a t they are even bett...

Notes

01 December 1937 Comments Notes I FIRST noticed a Sky-Lark (Alauda a. arvensis) building amongst rough grass on the West Lancashire Golf Course on June 12th, 1937. The nest then consisted of a hollow in black earth with a partial rim and bottom lining of dry grass, Once when the hen wa...

Notes on Outer Hebridean birds

01 December 1937 Comments Main paper SINCE Colonel Meinertzhagen pointed out (Ibis, 1934, pp. 52-61) that the Outer Hebrides present a particularly interesting feature of geographical variation in certain species, several short notes have amplified details. My own studies of the subject have...

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Notes

Obituary: Rear-Admiral Hubert Lynes (1874-1942)

An index to the Thames Kingfisher Recovery

Reactions of Birds to Aircraft

Sky-Lark Song

Letters

Reviews

Notes

Notes on Outer Hebridean birds

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