The Birds in my Garden. By W. T. Green, M.A.,
M.D. (Religious Tract Society.)—Dr. Green's book will be interesting to all lovers of birds; but it will be especially appreciated by all who, like him- self, are dwellers in the neighbourhood of London. He describes the sights and experiences of an observer in the suburbs, and some of his chapters have a certain melancholy about them. The "in- habitants of my garden" are now dwindled to two, the sparrow and the starling ; six kinds—thrushes, blackbirds, robins, accentors (commonly known as hedge-sparrows), greenfinches, and yellow-buntings—are described as "former residents, now occasional visitors at all seasons ;" and, alas ! there are four kinds which are said to have "now disappeared." The four are the lark, the nightingale, the cuckoo, and the pipit. Not the least interesting of the chapters is that which speaks of "visitors of foreign extraction." Any one who living in London has kept birds, must have noticed the unexpected visitors who sometimes make their appearance even in most unlikely places. A very pleasant and instructive book is this.
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