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(1) THE resources of the National Geographic A Society have made possible the issue of a remarkably effective popular book on the birds of the United States and Canada. The text is contributed by a number of American ornithologists of high repute, whose names guarantee it as authoritative, and the extent to which the two volumes are illustrated is truly lavish. Prior publication in the Society's widely circulating magazine, over a period of years, has covered so much of the cost that the price is a low one for the value given.
(I) The Book of Birds:
the First Work presenting in Full Color all the Major Species of the United States and Canada. Edited by Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor Dr. Alexander Wetmore. Vol. 1: Diving Birds, Ocean Birds, Swimmers, Wading Birds, Wild Fowl, Birds of Prey, Game Birds, Shore Birds, Marsh Dwellers, Birds of the Northern Seas. Pp. viii + 356. Vol. 2: Owls, Goatsuckers, Swifts, Woodpeckers, Flycatchers, Crows, Jays, Blackbirds, Orioles, Chickadees, Creepers, Thrushes, Swallows, Tanagers, Wrens, Warblers, Hummingbirds, Finches and Sparrows. Pp. 374. (Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1937.) 2 vols. 5 dollars.
(2) The Birds of the Malay Peninsula:
a General Account of the Birds inhabiting the Region from the Isthmus of Kra to Singapore with the adjacent Islands. By the late Herbert C. Robinson and Frederick N. Chasen. (Issued by authority of the Federated Malay States Government.) Vol. 3: Sporting Birds ; Birds of the Shore and Estuaries. Pp. xxi + 264 + 25 plates. (London: H. F. and G. Witherby, 1936.) 35s. net.
(3) Check-List of Birds of the World
By James Lee Peters. Vol. 3. Pp. xiii + 311. (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: Oxford University Press, 1937.) 15s. net.
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(I) The Book of Birds: (2) The Birds of the Malay Peninsula: (3) Check-List of Birds of the World. Nature 140, 1034 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/1401034a0
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