17 APRIL 1953, Page 16

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 166

Set by Joyce Johnson Readers are invited to submit an extract from a new anthropology written by ex-ornithologists. The index would include—the Crested Aristocrat, the Long-tailed Bore, the Red-Faced Ptermagant, and the Gutter Snipe, but competitors are free to describe any human(s) they like, or may quote from a general chapter, if they prefer. Limit 150 words.

Entries must be addressed to the Spectator, 99 Gower Street, W.C.1, in envelopes marked " Competition," and must be rcceived not later than April 29th. Results will be published in the Spectator of May 8th.