28 JULY 1939, Page 18

The Annual Tale It is to be hoped that the

most excellent Naturalist? Calendar will again be published. Meanwhile the Committee has just published its fifth annual memorandum, which may be had from Miss Barclay Smith, the Zoological Gardens,

The Regent's Park, for 3s. 6d., post free. It has some charming photographs, for example, 3f nesting spoonbills in Holland and of a young golden eagle in Switzerland. The most inter- esting part of the information is given in French, German and English. The contribution of the president, Dr. Pearson, of the United States, is compact of suggestive and quaint infor- mation that will interest all bird-lovers however little technical.