“Vivid and fascinating descriptions of bird life.”
+ Ath p1137 O 31 ’19 80w + Booklist 16:227 Ap ’20
“Mr Hudson is not an ordinary writer nor his book an ordinary book about birds. One is at loss to decide which is the greater charm of the books, the author’s mastery of style or his knowledge of the birds which he describes and makes real.” J. C.
+ Boston Transcript p6 Jl 28 ’20 730w
“This book is not so whimsical as Mr Hudson’s ‘The book of a naturalist.’ On the other hand, it is a closer and more charming study of natural history.”
+ Outlook 124:431 Mr 10 ’20 80w
“The essays are delightful, even in tone, but with only occasional bits that are Hudson at his best.”
+ Review 3:48 Jl 14 ’20 80w
“It is literary, of course: but the writing is based on solid fact, and though Mr Hudson is sensitive, he is not sentimental.”
+ Sat R 129:107 Ja 31 ’20 400w