30 JULY 1921, page 16

Water For The Birds.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " Stmenroa."1 SIR,—May I say to your readers: "Please put out water for the birds "? A glass dish or flower-pot saucer is best, as white china is apt to......

Some Caged Birds.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPLCIATOL."1 Sin,—It may perhaps interest lovers of birds to read about the almost human characteristics of some eanariee and bullfinches which I have......

Swallows.

(To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—From the letters in the Spectator on the decreasing number of swallows that visit our shores, most of your corre- spondents write as if......

Strange Birds.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I have read with much interest the correspondence on strange birds in the Spectator, and I saw early in June two birds which puzzled me.......