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Bird-names.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "' Sin,—The cock-bird is always called the " Tom "-bird in this part of Hampshire, as Mr. Leonard tells your readers (Spectator, June 24th) it......

The Cry Of The Children.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."' Sin,—For several years, by the generosity of your readers, our committee have given a day in the country to thousands of poor, and in many......

The American Cuckoo.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR. "] eia,—The article entitled "Cuckoos and Nightingales," in the Spectator of May 13th, speaks of the American cuckoo as an honest bird, as in......

Digest Of The S.p.g.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—With reference to the notice of the "Digest of the Records of the S.P.G.," in the Spectator of July 8th, I would ask to be allowed to......

Poetry.

AMONG THE BIRDS. To GILBERT WHITE. TnE streams that bear your Selborne rains, One north, one south, to diverse seas, The hollow water-fretted lanes, The sloping Hanger's......

Books.

THE HISTORIAN OF FEELING.* WHO does not know the faded water-colour paintings of a century or so ago P Either brown impossible landscapes, or groups of high-waisted......