Short Reviews

01 February 1992 Comments Reviews Fantastic Journeys: the marvels of animal migration. Consultant Editor: Robin Baker. (Merehurst, London, 1991. 240 pages. £25.00) Interesting, authoritative texts, written in a very readable style, and scores of stunning photographs combine to make th...
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01 February 1992 Comments Reviews The Herons of Europe. By Claire Voisin. Illustrated by G. Brusewitz, P. L. Suiro & F. Desbordes. T. & A. D. Poyser, London, 1991. 364 pages; four colour plates; 83 line-drawings. £22.50.  Wot! Not a n o t h e r book on herons? (There...
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01 April 1939 Comments Reviews The Flight of Birds. By C. Horton-Smith. (Witherby). Illustrated. 7s. 6d. ALTHOUGH flight is one of the most obvious of bird-habits it is one of the most neglected by observers, largely no doubt because of t h e technical knowledge needed to understand it...
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01 March 1939 Comments Reviews A History of Sussex Birds. By JohnWalpole-Bond. 3 Vols. (Witherby.) T H I S long-awaited work is now before us and is indeed of a monumental character. Whether the lengthy treatment and sumptuous style of production adopted, placing it beyond the financia...
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01 February 1939 Comments Reviews The Feathered Folk of an Estuary. By Guy B. Farrar. Plates. (Country Life.) ios. 6d. T H I S book centres on the Dee estuary where the author has spent much time watching and photographing birds and wild-fowling. His plan has been to erect a hide on an is...
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