Letters

01 July 1948
Comments Letters SIRS,---In an article on this subject (antea Vol. xl, pp. 62-4) A. Whitaker cites as examples of abnormality two diving descents by Rooks (Corvus f. frugilegus) and Jackdaws (C, monedula spermologus) from an estimated height of 600-700 feet to a freshly p...
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Reviews

01 July 1948
Comments Reviews The Scottish Naturalist, Vol. Ix, No. i, April, 1948. Edited by Prof. V. C. Wynne-Edwards and Dr. J. W. Campbell. It is with real pleasure that we welcome the re-appearance of this old established and excellent journal under the able editorship of Prof. V...
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Notes

01 July 1948
Comments Notes DURING the spring of 1947 I saw what certainly appeared to be bigamous behaviour by a male Rook (Corvus f. frugilegus) Unfortunately, the observations were rather disjointed, a continuous watch not being possible. On March 14th a well-advanced nest was s...
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Reviews

01 December 1947
Comments Reviews [No reference is made in these notices t o t h e Waxwing invasion of 1946-7 or inland occurrences of Curlew-Sandpipers and Little Stints in 1946, as these are covered b y special reports in this and the following issues. Cornwall Bird-watching and Preser...
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Notes

01 December 1947
Comments Notes I AM indebted to the Rev. L. G. M. Sheldon, of Crowborough, Sussex, who is an experienced ornithologist and at whose vicarage these notes were made, for providing me with the following facts. In mid-April of this year, 1947, a cock Pied Wagtail (Motacill...
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