25 DECEMBER 1920, Page 27

The Birds of the British Isles and their Eggs. By

T. A. Coward. Second Series. (Warne. 12s. 6d. not.)—This is a most attractive and convenient handbook. With the volume published earlier in the year, it deals with all the birds that one is likely to see in Great Britain. The descriptions are well written, and may bo trusted implicitly. Tho illustrations, most of them repro- duced in colour from Mr. Thorburn's fine series done for Lord Lilford, are exceptionally good. With this book in one's pocket, one could identify almost any bird or egg seen in the course of a country walk. The book is well printed and decidedly cheap.