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THE present volume contains an account of all those birds to be met with on sea voyages throughout the world, its aim being to make possible the identification of these birds by observation alone. On the whole, we may say that the object aimed at has been attained. The descriptions given are such as will enable most people to identify the vast majority of birds they happen to meet with, and Mr. Alexander's book is one which should find a place in the library of every sea-going vessel.
Birds of the Ocean: a Handbook for Voyagers; containing Descriptions of all the Sea-Birds of the World, with Notes on their Habits and Guides to their Identification.
By W. B. Alexander. (Putnam's Nature Field Books.) Pp. xxiii + 428 + 88 plates. (New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, Ltd., 1928.) 15s. net.
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Birds of the Ocean: a Handbook for Voyagers; containing Descriptions of all the Sea-Birds of the World, with Notes on their Habits and Guides to their Identification . Nature 122, 958 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122958c0
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