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IN his “Songs of the Birds” Prof. Garstang has given us an unusual but agreeable mixture of science and verse. His introductory essay on avian song is a contribution to the science of the subject which deserves serious consideration. His attempts to set down on paper representations of the songs of different species are also interesting, although opinions will probably differ as to whether he has greatly succeeded where others have failed. Finally, there are the author's own verses about the songsters, often incorporating his representations of their own music; but these, together with the little sketches from Mr. J. A. Shepherd's humorous pencil, scarcely fall within the scope of a notice in these pages.
Songs of the Birds.
By Prof. Walter Garstang Pp. 101. (London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, Ltd., 1922). 6s. net.
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Songs of the Birds . Nature 110, 209 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/110209a0
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