Every. bird-lover will weleone with acclaim Mr. B, 8. Wilkinson's valuable study of bird life in Shane. ai and the surrounding districts which will appear to-morrow under the title "Shanghai Birds." Indeed readers. who have not hitherto classified themselves amongst the Dird-hunters will ind themselves iresistibly drawn into that category after reading this delightfully writ. ten book. "Mr. Wilkinson, in his description of 119 birds tobe see at different times in and Shanghai, has Duilt. ona scienti oasis without becoming prosily did Atic and his volume, while furnisiug material otherwise unattainable to the ornithologist, at the same time tells the uninformed observ hhow to identify the bird he se: hopping about on his front lawn. he book contains 272 pages, witl 28 full-page coloured plates, show. {ing about 70 birds to be seen Shanghai, Part I contains general material on the identification Dirds, a list of the more common varieties, notes. of bird calls, their naming, migration, instinct, and the like. Part IT takes up the birds by order and family and there is also 4 full index in which the bird names fre arranged alphabetically. especial interest to Shanghai people will be the author's suggestion on Bird study of birds in one's garden and ways of attracting bird guests cly bird tables and baths. Hints on field observation will also prove useful for those beginning this study. The book is attractively Dound in green cloth, with gold tamped title and ltd design Diack. Tts green jacket, bears a reproduction "of the colour-plats frontispiece. The volume may be obtained on Monday from local Poookshops and from the publishers,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.