Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Books: Breipohl , W., ed. (1986): Ontogeny of olfaction. Principles of olfactory maturation in vertebrates (Die Entwicklung des Geruchsinnes bei Wirbeltieren). Books: Huntingford , F. A., & A. K. Turner (1987): Animal conflict (Konflikt und Angriff bei Tieren). Animal Behaviour Series. Books: Taylor , F., & R. Karban, eds. (1986): The evolution of insect life cycles (Ökologische Anpassung der Entwicklungszyklen von Insekten). Proceedings in Life Sciences. Books: Danthanarayana, W., ed. (1986): Insect flight: dispersal and migration (Insektenflug: Verbreitung und Wanderungen). Books: Miller , J. R., & T. A. Miller, eds. (1986): Insect-plant interactions (Beziehungen zwischen Insekten und Pflanzen). Books: Hepburn , H. R. (1986): Honeybees and wax. An experimental natural history (Honigbienen und Wachs - experimentelle Naturgeschichte). Books: Pitcher , T. J., ed. (1986): The behaviour of teleost fishes (Verhalten von Knochenfischen). Books: Nettleship , D. N., & T. R. Birkhead (1985): The Atlantic Alcidae (Die Alkenvogel des Atlantik). Books: Warhol , A., & K. Benirschke (1986): Vanishing animals (Erlöschende Tierarten).     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Wootton , R. J. (1984): A functional biology of sticklebacks (Funktionsbiologie der Stichlinge) Johnston , R. F., ed. (1983): Current Ornithology (Fortschritte der Ornithologie). Vol. 1 Nicolai , J., D. Singer & K. Wothe (1984): Großer Naturführer Vögel (A field guide to European birds) Odening , K. (1984): Antarktische Tierwelt (Animals of the Antarctic) Rasa , A. E. (1984): Die perfekte Familie: Leben und Sozialverhalten der afrikanischen Zwergmungos (The perfect family: Life and social behaviour of African dwarf mungos) Berger, G., bis F. Zwirner, Autorenkollektiv (1982): Wildtiere in Menschen-hand (Wild animals in captivity) Austin , C. R., & R. V. Short, eds. (1976–1981): Fortpflanzungsbiologie der Säugetiere (Reproduction in mammals Austin , C. R., and R. V. Short (1984): Reproduction in mammals. Vol.3: Hormonal control of reproduction (Fortpflanzung bei Säugetieren. Bd. 3: Hormonale Steuerung) Willmann , R. (1985): Die Art in Raum und Zeit. Das Artkonzept in der Biologie und Paläontologie (The species in space and time. The species concept in biology and paleontology) Steitz , E., und G. Stengel (1984): Die Stämme und Klassen des Tierreichs. Eine Übersicht (A survey of animal phyla and classes) Baer , K. E. von (1834–1876): Entwicklung und Zielstrebigkeit in der Natur (Development and goal-directedness in nature)     

Egg-clustering: Mother Wants her Neighbour's Offspring to be Eaten First

Book reviewed in this article: Bischof , N. (1991): Gescheiter als alle die Laffen. Ein Psychogramm von Konrad Lorenz (A psychological analysis of K. L.) Besprochen von Wolfgang Wickler Wuketits , F. M. (1990): Konrad Lorenz, Leben und Werk eines großen Naturforschers (Life and work of a great scientist). Piper Verlag Besprochen von Paul Leyhausen Karlson , P. (1990): Adolf Butenandt. Biochemiker — Hormonforscher — Wissenschaftspolitiker Besprochen von Dietrich Schneider Henke , W., ed. (1988): Biology and physiology of amphibians. Vol. 38 Progress in Zoology (Biologie und Physiologie der Amphibien. Bd 38, Fortschritte der Zoologie). Gustav Fischer Verl. Reviewed by Wolfgang Böhme Wada , M., S. Ishii , & C. G. Scanes (1990): Endocrinology of birds. Molecular to behavioral (Endokrinologie der Vögel. Vom Molekül zum Verhalten) Besprochen von H. R. Güttinger Kinne , R. K. H., E. Kinne-Saffran , & K. E. Beyenbach, eds. (1990): Comparative Physiology Vol. 8.: Balthazart , J., vol. ed. (1990): Hormones, brain and behaviour in vertebrates. 1. Sexual differentiation, neuroanatomical aspects, neurotransmitters and neuropeptides (Hormone, Gehirn und Verhalten bei Wirbeltieren. Bd. 1: Geschlechtsdifferenzierung, neuroanatomische Aspekte, Neurotransmitter u. Neuropeptide) Vol. 9.: Balthazart , J., vol. ed. (1990): Hormones, brain and behaviour in vertebrates. 2. Behavioural activation in males and females — social interactions and reproductive endocrinology (Bd. 2: Verhaltensaktivierung bei Männchen und Weibchen, soziale Interaktionen u. Reproduktionsendokrinologie) Reviewed by Volker Blüm Klaus , S., H.-H. Bergmann , C. Marti , F. Müller , O. A. Vitovic & J. Wiesner (1990): Die Birkhühner Tetrao tetrix und T. mlokosiewiczi (The grouses). Die Neue Brehm-Biicherei Bd. 397, A. Ziemsen-Verlag, Wittenberg Lutherstadt Besprochen von W. Scherzinger Schönn , S., W. Scherzinger , K.-M. Exo & R. Ille (1991): Der Steinkauz: Athene noctua (The little owl). Die Neue Brehm-Bücherei, Band 606. A. Ziemsen Verlag, Wittenberg Lutherstadt Besprochen von Theodor Mebs     

THE EVOLUTION OF THE CONIFER CONE

Die Koniferen des Oberkarbons und des unteren Perms , Parts 1–7. By R udolf F lorin .
Plant Life of the Pacific World. By E lmer D. M errill
Merrilleana , A Selection from the General Writings of E lmer D rew M errill , Sc.D., LL.D.
Forest Soils and Forest Grozuth. By S. A. W ilde , F.E., D.T ech .S c .
The Natural Vegetation of Trinidad. By J. S. B eard .
Dating the Past: An Introduction to Geochronology. By F rederick E. Z euner .
La Culture des Tissits. By R.-J. G autheret .     

Review essay

Seeing Aztec History and Culture Frances F. Berdan and Patricia R. Ana wait. The Essential Codex Mendoza. Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London: University of California Press, 1997. 434 pp., 16 color facsimiles, black‐and‐white illustrations throughout, references, index, notes, commentary. $39.95 (paper).     

Design of Observational Studies edited by P. R. Rosenbaum

Design of Observational Studies (P. R. Rosenbaum) Peter B. Gilbert Longitudinal Data Analysis (G. Fitzmaurice, M. Davidian, G. Verbeke, and G. Molenberghs, Editors) Joseph W. Hogan Multiple Testing Problems in Pharmaceutical Statistics (A. Dmitrienko, A. C. Tamhane, and F. Bretz, Editors) Jason Stover Life Distributions: Structure of Nonparametric, Semiparametric, and Parametric Families (A. W. Marshall and I. Olkin) Yosef Rinott     

"…We Have to Work with our own Heads" (/Angn!ao): San Bushmen and the Media

Three views of Hindustan

Pinney, Christopher. Camera Indica, the Social Life of Indian Photographs. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1998. 240 pp., 127 figs., glossary, notes, biblio., index. $55.00 hdbd., $29.00 paperbd.

Wade, Bonnie C. Imaging Sound: An Ethnomusicological Study of Music, Art, and Culture in Mughal India. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1998. lviii+276 pp., VII charts, 21 maps, 166 b‐&;‐w figs., 20 color plates, glossary, bibliography, notes, appendix, indexes. $80.00 or £63.95 hdbd.

The Dictionary of Art, Jane Turner, ed. London: Macmillan Publishers Ltd.; New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc., 1996. 32,600 pp. in 34 vols., with black‐and‐white and color illus., maps, tables, biblio., index. $8800.00 hdbd.     

RECENT ORNITHOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS

BENTON, T.G & SPENCER, T. 1995. The Pitcairn Islands. Biogeography, ecology and prehistory.
CHEKE, R.A. & WALSH, J.F. 1996. The Birds of Togo. BOU Checklist
DAAN, P., NORMAN. I. & Rimx, P. (eds). 1995. The Penguins: Ecology and management.
DEWAK, S.M. & SHAWYER. C.R. 1996. Boxes. Baskets and Platforms: Artificial nest sites for owls and other birds of prey.
DINGLE. H. 1996. Migration: The biology of life on the move.
FEBUCCIA, A. 1996. The Origin and Evolution of Birds.
HOLMES, D.A. L PHILLIPPS, K. 1996. The Birds of Sulawesi.
JOHNSGARD. P.A. & CARBONELL, M. 1996. Ruddy Ducks and Other Stifftails: Their behavior and biology.
LANNER. R.M. 1966. Made for Each Other: A symbiosis of birds and pines.
Meyburg. B.-U. & CHANCELLOR, R.D. (eds) 1996. Eagle Studies.
PINOWSKI, J., KAVANAGH, B.P. & PINOWSKA, B. (eds). 1995. Nestling Mortality of Granivorous Birds due to Microrganisms and Toxic Substances: Synthesis.
POOLE, A.F & GILL, EB. (eds). 1995. The Birds of North America: Life histories for the 21st century. Nos 161–200. Washington, D.C.: The American Ornithologists' Union and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
PORTER, R.F., CHRISTENSEN, S. & SCHIERMACKER-HANSEN. P. 1996. Field Guide to the Birds of the Middle East.
SCHELHAS, J. & GREENBERG, R. (eds). 1996. Forest Patches in Tropical Landscapes.
SHURTLEFF, L.L. & SAVAGE, C. 1996. The Wood Duck and the Mandarin: The northern wood ducks.
SKUTCH, A.F. 1996. The Minds of Birds.
TULLY, T.N., JR. & SHANE. S.M. (eds). 1996. Ratite Management, Medicine and Surgery.     

Reviews

Bailey, W. J., & J. Ridsdill-Smith, eds. (1991): Reproductive behaviour of insects: Individuals and populations (Fortpflanzungsverhatten von Insekten: Individuen und Populationen). Hughes, R. N., (ed.) (1993): Diet selection: an interdisciplinary approach to foraging behaviour (Ergebnisse zur Theorie des optimalen Futtersuchverhaltens). Charnov, E. L. (1993): Life history invariants. Some explorations of symmetry in evolutionary ecology (Konstanten des Lebenszyklus. Krebs, J. R., & N. B. Davies (1993): An introduction to behavioural ecology (Eine Einführung in die Verhaltensökologie). Walossek, D. (1993): The upper Cambrian Rehbachiella and the phylogeny of Brachiopoda and Crustacea (Rehbachiella aus dem oberen Kambrium und die Stammesgeschichte der Brachiopoda und Crustacea) Fossils and Strata Scandinavian University Press, Toyen. McGrew, W. C. (1992): Chimpanzee material culture. Implications for human evolution (Materielle Kultur der Schimpansen und Folgerungen für die Evolution des Menschen). Kämpfe, L., Hrsg. (1992): Evolution und Stammesgeschichte der Organismen (Evolution and phylogenesis of organisms). Heiligenberg, W. (1991): Neural nets in electric fish (Neuronale Netzwerke bei elektrischen Fischen). Estes, R. D. (1993): The safari companion: a guide to watching African mammals (Der Safari-Begleiter: ein Feldführer zur Beobachtung afrikanischer Säugetiere).     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Geier , P. W., Clark , L. R., Anderson , D. J. and Nix, H. A. (Editors). Insects: Studies in population management. V. P. RAO, M. A. GHANI, T. SANKARAN and K. C. MATHUR: A Review of the biological control of insects and other pests in South-East Asia and the Pacific Region. F. G. MAXWELL & F. A. HARRIS (Eds.) Proceedings of the summer institute on biological control of plant insects and diseases.     

Analysis of the high- and low-spin Soret bands of horse-heart metmyoglobin complexes

Interest in the thermodynamics of the iron-binding site in hemoproteins has increased in recent years due to refinements in x-ray crystallographic studies of hemoproteins [see Deathage, J. F., Lee, R. S., Anderson, C. M. & Moffat, K. (1976) J. Mol. Biol. 104 , 687–706; Heidner, E. J., Ladner, R. C. & Perutz, M. F. (1976) J. Mol. Biol. 104 , 707–722; Deathage, J. F., Lee, R. S. & Moffat, K. (1976) J. Mol. Biol. 104 , 723–728; Ladner, R. C., Heidner, E. J. & Perutz, M. F. (1976) J. Mol. Biol. 114 , 385–414; Fermi, G. & Perutz, M. F. (1977) J. Mol. Biol. 114 , 421–431; Takano, T. (1977) J. Mol. Biol. 110 , 537–568 and 569–589], the synthesis and x-ray analysis of model heme compounds [see Scheidt, W. R. (1977) Acc. Chem. Res. 10 , 339–345; Kastner, M. E., Scheidt, W. R., Mashino, T. & Reed, C. A. (1978) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 100 , 666–667; Mashiko, T., Kastner, M. E., Spartalian, K., Scheidt, W. R. & Reed, C. A. (1978) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 100 , 6354–6362; Hill, H. A. O., Skite, P. P., Buchler, J. W., Luchr, H., Tonn, M., Gregson, A. K. & Pellizer, G. (1979) Chem. Commun. 4 , 151–152; and Scheidt, W. R., Cohen, I. A. & Kastner, M. E. (1979) Biochemistry 18 , 3546–3556], and the numerous data on heme–protein interactions that account for the differences observed in ligand binding between the various species of animals. Numerous probes have been used and provide information about the structure and thermodynamics of the binding site, but no single probe can provide the complete picture [see Iizuka, T. & Yonetani, T. (1970) Adv. Biophys. 1 , 157–182; Smith, D. W. & Williams, R. J. P. (1970) Struct. Bond. 7 , 1–45; and Spiro, T. G. (1975) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 416 , 169–189].     

Retracted: Nrf2: a novel therapeutic target in fragile X syndrome is modulated by NNZ2566

Retraction : “Nrf2: a novel therapeutic target in fragile X syndrome is modulated by NNZ2566” by R. M. J. Deacon, M. J. Hurley, C. M. Rebolledo, M. Snape, F. J. Altimiras, L. Farías, M. Pino, R. Biekofsky, L. Glass and P. Cogram. The above article, from Genes, Brain and Behavior, published online on 12th May 2017 in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com ), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Andrew Holmes and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The retraction has been agreed as all authors cannot agree on a revised author order, and at least one author continues to dispute the original order. In this case, the original article is being retracted on the grounds that the journal does not have permission to publish. Reference: Deacon, R. M. J., Hurley, M. J., Rebolledo, C. M., Snape, M., Altimiras, F. J., Farías, L., Pino, M., Biekofsky, R., Glass, L. and Cogram, P. (2017), Nrf2: a novel therapeutic target in fragile X syndrome is modulated by NNZ2566. Genes, Brain and Behavior. doi:10.1111/gbb.12373.     

Besprechungen/Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Tembrock, G. (1984): Verhalten bei Tieren (Animal behaviour) Muirhead-Thomson, R. C. (1982): Behaviour patterns of blood-sucking flies (Verhaltensmuster blutsaugender Zweiflügler) Zimmermann, E. (1983): Das Züchten von Terrarientieren: Pflege, Verhalten, Fortpflanzung (Captive breeding of amphibians and reptiles) Trommer, G. (1983): Greifvögel. Lebensweise, Schutz und Pflege der Greifvögel und Eulen. 3. Aufl. (Birds of prey. Life habits, care, and management. 3. edition) Looft, V., und G. Busche (1981): Vogelwelt Schleswig-Holsteins Bd. 2: Greifvögel (Birds of prey of Northern Germany). Karl Wachholtz Verlag Beck, B. B., und C. Wemmer, eds. (1983): The biology and management of an extinct species: Père David's Deer (Biologie und Haltung einer aus-gestorbenen Tierart: der Davidshirsch). Vorwort von Marquess of Tavistock Clutton-Brock , T. H., F. E. Guinness , und S. D. Albon (1982): Red deer. Behavioral ecology of the two sexes (Der Rothirsch. Verhaltensökologie beider Geschlechter) Mloszewski, M. J. (1983): The behavior and ecology of the African buffalo (Verhalten und Ökologie des Afrikanischen Büffels) Walther, F. R. (1984): Communication and expression in hoofed mammals (Ausdruck und Verständigung bei Huftieren) Kerney , M. P., R. A. D. Cameron und J. H. Jungbluth (1983): Die Land-schnecken Nord– und Mitteleuropas (A field guide to the land snails of Britain and North-West Europe. Collins 1979) Riedl, R., ed. (1983): Fauna und Flora des Mittelmeeres. Ein systematischer Meeresführer für Biologen und Naturfreunde. 3. Aufl. (Plants and animals of the Mediterranean Sea. A field guide. 3. edition) Smithers, R. H. N. (1983): The mammals of the Southern African Subregion (Die Säugetiere Südafrikas)     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Chapman , R. F., E. A. Bernays , & J. G. Stoffolano , Jr., eds. (1986): Perspectives in chemoreception and behavior (Geruch, Geschmack und Verhalten). Wilczynski , W., ed. (1986): Common principles in the neuroethology of acoustic and electric communication (Übereinstimmungen in der Neuroethologie akustischer und chemischer Kommunikation). Ganzer , J., J. Schmidtmayer , & H. Laudien (1984): Das Kampfverhalten der Männchen von Betta splendens Regan (Pisces, Belontiidae) — eine etho-physiologische Studie (Fighting in male B. s. — an etho-physiological study). Redfern , P. H., I. C. Campbell , J. A. Davis , & K. F. Martin, eds. (1985): Circadian rhythms in the central nervous system (Circadiane Rhythmen im Zentralnervensystem). Ingold , T. (1986): Evolution and social life (Evolution und menschliche Gesellschaft). Series: Themes in Social Sciences.     

Article of the Week…

Kellington, S. H., and A. C. Mitchell An Evaluation of New Science Worksheets for Scottish Integrated Science London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1978 136 pp. $9.50 paper. Reviewed by Howard J. Stein

Sullivan, Dennis Lots of Dots: Learning with Coordinate Pictures Designed by and for Children Berkeley: Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, 1977 48 pp. $2.50 softcover. Reviewed by John G. Harvey

Parker, Stephen Life before Birth: The Story of the First Nine Months Published with the British Museum (Natural History) New York: Cambridge University Press, 1979 48 pp. $6.95 hardcover, $2.50 paper. Reviewed by Donald J. Nash

Anderson, Norman D. Investigating Science in the Swimming Pool and Ocean New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1978 175 pp. $7.95. Reviewed by Julian R. Brandou

Selsam, Millicent Tyrannosaurus Rex New York: Harper &; Row, 1978 41 pp. $5.95. Reviewed by George R. Zug

Freeman, W. H., and Brian Bracegirdle An Atlas of Embryology, 3d ed. London and Exeter, N. H.: Heinemann Educational Books, Inc., 1979 94 pp. $10.00 cloth. Reviewed by Joseph Patrick Kennedy     

Besprechungen

Book reviewed in this article: MacDonnell, M. F., und J. P. Flynn (1968): Attack elicited by Stimulation of the Thalamus and adjacent structures of Cats. Shaw, Kenneth C. (1968): An analysis of the phonoresponse of males of the true Katydid Pterophylla camellifolia Fabricius (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Thompson, W. L. (1968): The songs of five species of Passerina. (Die Gesänge von fünf Farbfinkenarten.) Ewing, A. W., und H. C. Bennet-Clark (1968): The courtship song of Drosophila. Capranica, R. R. (1968): The vocal repertoire of the bull frog (Rana catesbiana.) Davis, Roger T., Robert W. Leary, Mary Dell, Casebeer Smith und Richard F. Thompson (1968): Species differences in the gross behaviour of non human Primates (Unterschiedliches Artverhalten von Affenarten.) Moller, G. W., H. F. Harlow und G. D. Mitchell (1968): Factors affecting agonistic communication in Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta.) Anthoney, Terence R. (1968): The ontogeny of greeting, grooming, and sexual motor patterns in captive Baboons (Superspecies Papio cynocephalus.) Darchen, R. (1968): Ethologie d'Achaearanea disparata Denis, Aranea, Theridiidae, araignée sociale du Gabon. Nachtigall, W. (1968): Gläserne Schwingen. Quine, D. A., und J. M. Gullen (1964): The pecking response of young Arctic Terns (Sterna macrura) and the adaptiveness of the “releasing mechanism”. John, E. Roy, Phyllis Chesler, Frank Bartlett und Ira Victor (1968): Observation learning in Cats. Dücker, G. (1968): Beobachtungen am Kleinen Grison, Galictis (Grisonella) cuja (Molina). Gautier-Hion, A. (1968): Étude du cycle annuel de reproduction du Talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin), vivant dans son milieu naturel. Williams, L. (1968): Der Affe, wie ihn keiner kennt (Man and Monkey), übers, v. H. E. Hausner. Tinbergen, N. (1968): On war and peace in animals and man, an ethologist's approach to the biology of aggression. Thomas, J. B. (1968): Einführung in die Photobiologie. Barnett, S. A. (1967): “Instinct” and “Intelligence”, the science of behaviour in animals and Man.     

New Books

Book reviewed in this article: Hauser , M. D. 1996: The evolution of communication. Runciman , W. G., Maynard Smith , J. & Dunbar , R. I. M. (eds) 1996: Evolution of Social Behaviour Patterns in Primates and Man. Snowdon , C. T. & Hausberger , M. (eds) 1997: Social Influences on Vocal Development. Wyrwicka , W. 1996: Imitation in Human and Animal Behaviour. Waal , F. de & Lanting , F. 1997: Bonobo: The forgotten ape. Witte , G. R. 1997: Der Maulwurf, Talpa europaea. Neuc Brehm-Bücherei Nr. 637.     

Books

Book reviewed in this article:
BEAMAN, M. 1994. Palearctic Birds: A checklist of the birds of Europe, North Africa and Asia north of the foothills of the Himalayas
COOKE, F., ROCKWELL, R. F. & LANK, D. B. 1995. The Snow Geese of La Perouse Bay: Natural selection in the wild
CRAMP. S. & PERRINS, C.M. (eds). 1994. Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa: The birds of the western palearctic. Volume VIII: Crows to Finches
DAVIES, M.N.O. & GREEN. P.R.(eds). 1994. Perception and Motor Control in Birds: An ecological approach
DAZLEY, R. A. & TRODD, P. 1994. An Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Bedfordshire 1988–92
DEL HOYO. J., ELLIOTT. A. & SARGATAL, J. (eds). 1994. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: New World Vultures to Guineafowl
EVANS, M.I. 1994. Important Bird Areas in the Middle East
KEMP, A. 1995. The Hornbills
LEIBAK, E., LILLELEHT. V. & VEROMANN, H. (eds). 1994. Birds of Estonia.
LEVER, C. 1994. Naturalized Animals
NIGHTINGALE, T. & HILL. M. 1993. Birds of Bahrain
PAULSON, D. 1993. Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest
POOLE, A.F. & GILL, F.B. (eds). 1994. The Birds of North America: Life histories for the 21st century. Nos 81–120
POONSWAD, P. & KEMP, A. (eds). 1993. Manual to the Conservation of Asian Hornbills
KEMP, A. 1995. The Hornbills
SILVA, T. 1993. A Monograph of Macaws and Conures
TUCKER, G.M. & HEATH, M.F. 1994. Birds in Europe: Their conservation status
WEINER, J. 1994. The Beak of the Finch—Evolution in real time
WILLIAMS, T.D. 1995. The Penguins: Spheniscidae
WINKLER, H. CHRISTIE, D.A. & NURNEY, D. 1995. Woodpeckers: A guide to the woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks of the world     

Some Notes on the Causes of Bird Road Casualties

Guide des Oiseaux d'Europe, by R. Peterson, G. Mountfort and P. Hollom, translated by P. Géroudet. Delachaux &; Niestlé, 1967.

A Field Guide to the Mammals of Britain and Europe, by F. H. Van den Brink. Collins, 1967. 30/-. 221 pages, 32 plates, numerous text-figs. and maps.

Hours and the Birds, by R. D. Symons. Toronto University Press. London: Oxford University Press, 1968. £5 19s. 224 pages, 17 coloured plates, text-figs.

Galapagos: Islands of Birds, by Bryan Nelson. Longmans, 1968.50/-. 338 pages, 57 photos, 56 text-figs.

A la Découverte de la Nature, by O. Paccaud. Delachaux &; Niestlé, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1967. 442 pages, numerous illustrations.

On Predation and Life, by Paul L. Errington. Iowa State University Press, 1967. 277 pages, numerous black and white illustrations.

The Courtship Habits of the Great Crested Grebe, by Julian Huxley. Jonathan Cape, London, 1968. 7/6 (paperback), 18/- (hardback). 98 pages, text-figures.

Birds of South Vietnam, by Philip Wildash. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., Rutland, Vermont, 1968 (Agents in U.K.: Prentice-Hall International, London). 70/-. 234 pages, 25 colour plates, 21 black and white drawings.

The Psychology of Birds: An interpretation of Bird Behaviour, by Harold E. Burtt. Collier-MacMillan Ltd., London, 1968. 55/-. 242 pages, 11 line drawings.