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THE first of these volumes, dealing with Ducks and their allies, is the second edition of a work published by the author in 1908, which again was a reprint from a series of articles which appeared in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. The matter has therefore had the advantage of two revisions and is brought completely up to date as regards nomenclature and records. The second volume, now before us, deals with birds which are included by the sportsman among the game-birds, though in scientific classification they are not so. These are the Snipe, Bustards, and Sand-Grouse. Two further volumes are promised on the Pheasants and Partridges, and with these four by his side the Indian sportsman and amateur naturalist will be very completely equipped not only to identify the game-birds he commonly meets with, but to obtain all the information in regard to their habits and occurrence that is known. Mr. Baker, though now for some years retired from service in India, spent the greater part of his life there, and in these volumes he has given us much of his own observations and experiences; to these he has added contributions from others, both previously published and derived from information sent him by his many Indian correspondents. As a result we have here a most complete account of the life history of these favourite birds.
The Game-Birds of India.
By F. C. Stuart Baker. Vol. 1, Ducks and their Allies (Swans, Geese, and Ducks). Second edition. Pp. xvi + 340 + pl. xxx (4l. 4s. net.) Vol. 2, Snipe, Bustards, and Sand-Grouse. Pp. xvi+328+pl. xix (3l. 13s. 6d. net.) (Bombay: Bombay Natural History Society; London: J. Bale, Sons, and Danielsson, Ltd., 1921.)
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The Game-Birds of India . Nature 109, 606 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/109606a0
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