BIRD WATCHING IN NEW ZEALAND
To tht New Zealander who would like to possess some knowledge of the natural habits of. the bird population of the Dominion, Mollie Miller Atkinson’s ‘ Bird Watching ’ should meet requirements, so long as these are not too exacting. This work is no. chal-lenge'to-BullOr’s. ‘ Book of. Birds,’ but within its limits, which are comparatively, sharply defined, it is well enough done. Her.observations, which began with sparrows as she lay on a sick bed, and later extended to the bush, could be’ easily -duplicated' by anyone with the required time oil his hands. The siriiple; pleasantly-written text is supported by numerous black-and-white sketches, and by ,12; full-page colour plates reproduced from watercolours painted by the author. With the possible exceptiori of that depictirig the tui —which appears as- a rather miserable specimen—these plates; are 'really excellent,and the-originals have been drawn with a nice sense of. balance and appreciation of appropriate detail. A. H. arid A. Wi Reed are the publishers,
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Evening Star, Issue 26091, 3 May 1947, Page 10
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163BIRD WATCHING IN NEW ZEALAND Evening Star, Issue 26091, 3 May 1947, Page 10
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