“Full of observant sympathy and special knowledge.”—Scotsman.
“It is altogether delightful reading.”—School Board Chronicle.
“Charming gossips—reminding us of Gilbert White and Richard Jefferies.”—Christian World.
“Should delight the heart of the naturalist.”—Glasgow Herald.
“Literary in style, accurate in statement ... we know none which so well deserves credit for being ‘up-to-date.’ ”—Selborne Society’s “Nature Notes.”
FOOTNOTES:
[1] See Beethoven’s song “The Call of the Quail.” One of Antoinette Sterling’s favourites.
[2] Mr. Wells Bladen, of Stone, wrote an interesting brochure on this subject.
[3] “Birds in their Seasons.”
[4] In “Home-Life of Marsh Birds,” Miss Emma Turner gives a most interesting account of these lovely little birds, illustrated from her own photographs.