Letters

01 September 1939
Comments Letters SIRS,--In "Some Notes on t h e Diurnal Song of Birds " (antea, p . 4) Mr. Marples states t h a t on t h e average t h e Blackbird, a t Inverness, begins t o sing in the morning 74 minutes earlier than Blackbirds do i n Hampshire, t h a t is, after correct...
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Notes

01 September 1939
Comments Notes PROOF of the sex of the bird choosing the nesting-site is generally so difficult to obtain that it seems worth while to record some evidence in the case of a House-Sparrow (Passer d. domesticus) in my garden in the spring of 1939. Early in March I notice...
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Letters

01 November 1933
Comments Letters SIRS,--I do not wish t o enter into a controversy with Mr. W. Raymond Philipson on the theoretical side of t h e above subject, which, it is agreed, needs much more observation in the field. If Mr. Philipson intends t o continue t h e work and would find ...
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Notes

01 November 1933
Comments Notes A PAIR of Starlings (Sturnus v. vulgaris) hatched their young in the roof of a dwelling-house adjoining my house at Cheddar, Somerset, on September 15th, 1933. This is the second brood in the same nest. The importance of this record seems to be that duri...
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