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THIS is the most exhaustive work on the biology of the cuckoo that has yet appeared. The author's qualifications for writing it are unique, for not only has he studied the habits and economy of birds of this family for nearly seventy years, but also he has obtained far and away the most complete collection of cuckoos' eggs, together with the eggs of their fosterers, that has ever been got together, for practically all the known genera, species and races of Europe and Asia are represented, besides some from other countries. Moreover, the work of other investigators is not neglected in discussing the various problems dealt with in this book.
Cuckoo Problems
By E. C. Stuart Baker. Pp. xvi + 207 + 12 plates. (London: H. F. and G. Witherby, Ltd., 1942.) 25s. net.
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MARSHALL, F. Cuckoo Problems. Nature 150, 221 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150221a0
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