Letters

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...
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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...
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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...
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Letter

01 October 1931 Comments Letters SIRS,--Anomalous eggs of t h e type of which t h e accompanying photograph is an example, although of course well known, are of sufficient interest to warrant publication. The present specimen, for which I am indebted to Dr. P. MansonBahr, was laid by a d...
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Review

01 October 1931 Comments Reviews The Literature of the Charadriiformes from 1894 to 1928. By G. Carmichael Low. 2nd Ed., revised and enlarged, pp. xiv. 637. (Witherby.) 12s. 6d. net. 1931. D R . LOW has rendered a great service to ornithology by attempting a herculean task, and if the re...
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