Some notes on the Long-eared Owl

01 June 1941
Comments Main paper (Plate i.) does not appear to be a great deal of literature concerning the nocturnal habits of the Long-eared Owl (Asio o. otus), and, to a large extent, this can be understood as observations during the hours of darkness are difficult, and sometimes impo...
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Notes

01 June 1941
Comments Notes IT appears from the Handbook of British Birds that no display other than the song-flight has been recorded for the Greenfinch (Chloris ch. Moris). On May 2nd, 1941, my attention was drawn to a shrubbery in Staffordshire frequented by Greenfinches by a no...
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Reviews

01 March 1938
Comments Reviews Report on the Birds of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and S. Staffordshire, 1936. Prepared under the direction of the Birmingham Bird Club. is. 6d. (H. G. Alexander, 144, Oak Tree Lane, Birmingham, 29.) T H I S , t h e third annual, Report is an advance on...
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Notes

01 March 1938
Comments Notes I HAVE paid particular attention to the singing of Crossbills (Loxia c. curvirostra) for some years, on and off, and I find that the song can be divided into four main varieties. In attempting to describe these songs below, I use the two sound descriptio...
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Recovery of marked birds

01 March 1938
Comments Main paper Longtown (Cumb), 1.3.33, b y Stamford Bridge W. Bell. 27.12.37.25.11.36. 5.1.37. 26.12.36. 30.11.36. 13.12.36. 26.10.35. 27.11.36. 30.12.36. 9.11.36. 14.12.35. 14.12.36. 28.12.35. 28.11.36. 19.11.37. 18.11.35. 19.11.36. 10.12.36. 27.12.35. 13.12.35. 24.9...
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