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INCREASING interest in wild bird life, both from the economic and natural history points of view, has led to the publication of a bulletin under the above title by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (H.M. Stationery Office. 2s. 6d.). The bulletin has been prepared by F. Howard Lancum, advisory ornithologist to the Ministry, who has brought together a large collection of fine photographs by some of Britain‘s leading bird photographers. Each of the fifty species illustrated is accompanied by a note on its physical characteristics and behaviour patterns, along with a statement on its economic significance where this is known. A concluding chapter on the use and method of constructing nest-boxes and bird-tables adds to the value of a publication which could only be published at its present price on behalf of a Government department.
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Wild Birds and the Land. Nature 163, 242 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163242c0
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