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WE regret to learn of the death of MR. BINGHAM NEWLAND, an observant and original naturalist, author of “What is Instinct?”, which was reviewed some time ago in these columns. Mr. Newland held very strong views in regard to the infallibility of the subconscious mind in animals, and thought of this as strangely detached from individual testing, experimenting, and learning. Perhaps what he was feeling towards was a theory of the germinal origin of new departures in instinctive behaviour. Another of his amiable heresies was a belief in “mind-blending” or telepathic communication in birds, by means of which effective co-operation is achieved. Mr. Newland's original and independent mind was handicapped by ill-health, but he had the reward of all those who read deeply in the book of Nature.
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[Obituaries]. Nature 108, 189 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/108189a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/108189a0