Book Notices

Ecologie de Glossina palpalis gambiensis Vander plank 1949 (Diptera—Muscidae) en savane d' Afrique occidentale, by A.Challier. Pp. xvi, 274, 49 tabs., 47 text-figs. 4to. An index to the described life histories, early stages and hosts of the Macrolepidoptera of the continental United States and Canada, by H.M.Tietz. Pp. iv, 1041. 8vo.     

Book Notices

Butterflies of the Australian Region. By Bernard D'Abrera. Pp. 415, pls., col. 4to. Australian Insects in colour. By Anthony Healy and Courtenay Smithers. Pp. 112, 52 col. pls., 16 figs. 8vo.     

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.     

The British breeding distribution of the Pied Flycatcher, 1953–62

The Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland. Compiled by J. T. R. Sharrock. British Trust for Ornithology and Irish Wildbird Conservancy, Tring, 1976. Pp. 447 numerous maps and vignettes. ISBN 0 903793 01 6. £9.00.

De Dansk Ynglefugles Udbredelse. By Tommy Dybbro. Dansk Ornithologisk Forening, Copenhagen, 1976. Pp. 293; numerous maps and vignettes by Jon Fjeldså. ISBN 87 87604 00 0.

Atlas des Oiseaux Nicheurs de France. Edited by Laurent Yeatman for the Societe Ornithologique de France. Ministere de la Qualite de la Vie Environnement, Paris, 1976. Pp. XVI, 282; numerous maps and vignettes by Y. Ridel., by Kenneth Williamson     

Book Reviews

Psychobiology: The Biological Bases of Behavior Pp. 382, illustrated. New York: Scientific American, 1967. 70s. (cloth), 40s. (paper). Reviewed by O. Lowenstein

Organisation in Plants W. M. M. BARON Pp. vi+218, 117 figs. London: Edward Arnold Ltd., 2nd ed., 1967.18s. (paper), 30s. (boards). Reviewed by J. W. Hannay

A First Biology ERIC SPRINGTHORPE Pp. 103. London: Longmans, Green & Co. Ltd., 1967. 10s. 6d. Reviewed by J. A. Barker

The Biology of Lichens MASON E. HALE, JR. Pp. viii + 176, 60 figs, 15 plates. London: Edward Arnold Ltd., 1967. 42s. Reviewed by K. A. Kershaw

Experiments in the Study of Biology J. J. W. BAKER, G. E. ALLEN, E. GAGE and S. K. WEBSTER Pp. 58. London: Addison-Wesley, 1967. Reviewed by C. F. Stoneman

Microbiological Methods C. H. COLLINS Pp. xii+404, illustrated. London: Butterworths, 2nd ed. 1967. 62s. Reviewed by N. J. Butler

The New Microbiology Ed. JOHN E. FLYNN New York: McGraw Hill Book Co., 1966. Reviewed by W. Howard Hughes

,i>Pergamon Programmed Texts Introduction to Genetics: Science of Heredity A. J. S. MCMILLAN Pp. 410, 64 figs, 6 plates. 1966. J. Audrey Stretch

An Introduction to Biochemistry Vol. 1 A. J. S. MCMILLAN Pp. 208. 1966. J. Audrey Stretch

Biology, Vol. 1 A. VERRINDER Pp. 274, 126 figs. 1966. Oxford: Pergamon Press. Commonwealth and International Library. 25s. (flexi-cover), 35s. (hard cover). J. Audrey Stretch

Grasses JAMES GROVES Published by the School Natural History Society, 1966, and obtainable from M. J. Wootton, Esq., 19A King's Gardens, Cranham, Upminster, Essex. 3s.

Biology Teaching in Schools Involving Experiment or Demonstration with Animals or with Pupils Compiled by J. J. BRYANT The Association for Science Education, 1967. 2s. 9d.

Handbook of Marine Biology for Borth, Cardiganshire A compilation of results and work completed by members of King Edward's School, Birmingham. Obtainable from the School. 6s. 6d.

Clarendon Biographies (16) Charles Darwin R. C. OLBY Pp. 64, 3 figs, 12 plates. London; Oxford University Press, 1967. 9s. 6d. (boards), 5s. (limp).

New Questions in O-Level Biology (Book 2) Plants and Invertebrates J. J. HEAD Pp. 70, illustrated. London: Oliver & Boyd, 1967. 6s. (Teachers' guide. Pp. 32. 5s.)

Revision Exercises in Biology J. D. MAUNDER and C. JOHNSTON Pp. xiii + 130, illustrated. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1967. 8s. 6d.     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this articles:
Plant Pathology. By Sir E dwin B utler AND S. G. J ones
The Theory of Inbreeding. By R. A. F isher . Pp. viii+120
Report for the Years 1946–1948. Mushroom Research Station
The Natural Vegetation of the Windward and Leeward Islands. By J. S. B eard . Pp. 192, with 52 illustrations including 8 plates
Heavy Metal Prosthetic Groups and Enzyme Action. By O tto W arburg
An Introduction to Plant Biochemistry. By C atherine C. S teele
Fungi and Plant Disease. By B. B. M undkur
An Introduction to Vertebrate Embryology. By H. L. W eimann
Tomato Diseases. An Illustrated Guide to their Recognition and Control. By R obert M c K ay     

Book Reviews

The Nature of Biochemistry ERNEST BALDWIN Pp. ix+114, 18 figs. Cambridge: University Press, 1967. 17s. 6d. Reviewed by R. M. S. Smellie

Plants : An Introduction to Modern Botany V. A. GREULACH and J. EDISON ADAMS Pp. xvi + 636. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2nd ed., 1967. 65s. Reviewed by B. M. Jones

Introductory Food Science D. B. SMITH and A. H. WALTERS Pp. 164. London: Classic Publications Ltd., 1967. 12s. 6d. Reviewed by H. D. G. Roper

Biology of Fungi (Revised and Expanded Edition) C. T. INGOLD Pp. 144, 71 figs. London: Hutchinson's Educational Ltd., 2nd ed. 1967. 15s. Reviewed by G. Ayerst

Introduction to Experimental Ecology T. LEWIS and L. R. TAYLOR Pp. xi+401. London: Academic Press, 1967. 37s. 6d. Reviewed by W. B. Broughton

An Introduction to Parasitology R. ALAN WILSON Pp. ii+60, 27 figs. London: Edward Arnold Ltd., 1967. 12s. 6d. Reviewed by R. J. Terry     

Book Reviews

Plant Life in West Africa. G. W. LAWSON. 8 × 5¼ in. pp. ix + 150 with 34 plates. Oxford: University Press, 1966. 22s. 6d. Reviewed by R. W. J. Keay

Wild Life and the Countryside: Nos. 255–262. Wildlife Publications, 10 Bouverie St., London, E.C.4. 16s./p.a. (9 copies). Reviewed by Ernest Neal

Vertebrate Palaeontology. A. S. ROMER. 3rd edition, pp. 468, 443 figs. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1967, 72s. Reviewed by C. B. Cox

Sensory Mechanisms. J. CASE. Pp. 113. Macmillan, N.Y.: Current Concepts in Biology Series, 1966. Reviewed by J. D. Carthy

Wealth from the Oceans. TONY LOFTAS. Pp. 69, 20 plates. London: Phoenix House (Progress of Science Series), 1967. 12s. 6d. Reviewed by J. Bossanyi

Poisonous Plants and Fungi in Colour. P. M. NORTH. Pp. 161, 133 plates, 7 figs. London: Blandford Press Ltd., 1967. 21s. Od. Reviewed by C. T. Prime     

The Conserved Motif in Hydrophilic Loop 2/3 and Loop 8/9 of the Lactose Permease of Escherichia coli. Analysis of Suppressor Mutations

The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) of transport proteins, which includes the lactose permease of Escherichia coli, contains a conserved motif G-X-X-X-D/E-R/K-X-G-R/K-R/K in the loops that connect transmembrane segments 2 and 3, and transmembrane segments 8 and 9. In three previous studies (Jessen-Marshall, A.E., & Brooker, R.J. 1996. J. Biol. Chem. 271:1400–1404; Jessen-Marshall, A.E., Parker, N., & Brooker, R.J. 1997. J. Bacteriol. 179:2616–2622; and Pazdernik, N., Cain, S.M., & Brooker, R.J. 1997. J. Biol. Chem. 272:26110–26116), suppressor mutations at twenty different sites were identified which restore function to mutant permeases that have deleterious mutations in the conserved loop 2/3 or loop 8/9 motif. In the current study, several of these second-site suppressor mutations have been separated from the original mutation in the conserved motif. The loop 2/3 suppressors were then coupled to a loop 8/9 mutation (P280L) and the loop 8/9 suppressors were coupled to a loop 2/3 mutation (i.e., G64S) to determine if the suppressors could restore function only to a loop 2/3 mutation, a loop 8/9 mutation, or both. The single parent mutations changing the first position in loop 2/3 (i.e., G64S) and loop 8/9 (i.e., P280L) had less than 4% lactose transport activity. Interestingly, most of the suppressors were very inhibitory when separated from the parent mutation. Two suppressors, A50T and G370V, restored substantial transport activity when individually coupled to the mutation in loop 2/3 and also when coupled to the corresponding mutation in loop 8/9. In other words, these suppressors could alleviate a defect imposed by mutations in either half of the permease. From a kinetic analysis, these suppressors were shown to exert their effects by increasing the V _max values for lactose transport compared with the single G64S and P280L strains. These results are discussed within the context of our model in which the two halves of the lactose permease interact at a rotationally symmetrical interface, and that lactose transport is mediated by conformational changes at the interface. Received: 18 November 1999/Revised: 11 April 2000     

Field Studies in British Honduras

Readings in Genetics and Evolution Edited by J. J. HEAD Oxford University Press (1973). £3.50 Reviewed by J. A. Beardmore

Projects for Environmental Studies Edited by URSULA BOWEN Pp. v+57+24 diagrams and charts Oxford : Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Naturalist's Trust. 50p. Reviewed by Keith Barber

Environmental Education Volume 2, Summer 1973. Pp. 64 + some diagrams. National Association for Environmental Education. Reviewed by U. K. Smith

School Grounds By P. F. JENKINS Pp. 45 and many photographs and diagrams. London : Heinemann Educational Books Ltd. 60p Reviewed by U. K. Smith

Laboratory Techniques in Chemistry and Biochemistry Second Edition P. S. DIAMOND and R. F. DENMAN Pp. v+499+202figs. London: Butterworths. £7.00 Reviewed by B. L. Williams

How Trees Grow Studies in Biology No. 39 PHILIP R. MOREY Pp. 59+25 figs.+4 plates. London : Edward Arnold. 75p. Reviewed by D. J. B. White

Ecological Biology 1 : Organisms and their Environments Edited by D. W. EWER and J. B. HALL Pp. ix+334. London: Longman Group Ltd. £2.50 Reviewed by John Mattocks

Statistical Thinking JOHN L. PHILLIPS, Jr. Pp. xv+124+56 figs. San Francisco : W. H. Freeman and Co. $2.50 Reviewed by M. B. Usher

Seed to Civilisation: The Story of Man's Food C. B. HEISER, Jr. Pp. xii+243+83figs. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman and Co. Cloth £3.60; Paper back £1.50 Reviewed by R. Thomas

Human Ecology: Problems and Solutions PAUL R. EHRLICH, ANNE H. EHRLICH and JOHN P. HOLDREN Pp. x+304+66 figs. +31 tables. Reviewed by Paul Rogers

Methodological Developments in Biochemistry, Volume 3: Advances with Zonal Rotors Edited by ERIC REID Pp. ii+263. London: Longman Group Ltd. £3.00 Reviewed by A. P. Mathias

Oxford Biology Readers Edited by J. J. HEAD. Oxford University Press 1973. 20p each. Reviewed by John Webster     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
An Outline of Developmental Physiology. By C hr. P. R aven , translated by L. D e R uiter. Pp. viii +216 with 10 plates and 64 text-figures
Recent Developments in Cell Physiology. Ed. J. A. K itching. Pp. x + 206
Conservation par le Froid des Denreés d'Origine végétale. By R oger U lrich. Pp. 328     

Molecular characterization of Jatropha genetic resources through inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers

The genetic diversity among eight Jatropha species and three Jatropha curcas accessions were analyzed using ISSR-PCR. Nine ISSR primers generated reproducible amplification banding pattern of 61 polymorphic bands out of 64 scored accounting for 98.14% polymorphism across the species. The ISSR primers viz., I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, I6, I7 and I10 generated 100% polymorphic patterns. Jaccard’s coefficient of similarity varied from 0.346 to 0.807, indicative of high level of genetic variation among the genotypes studied. The UPGMA cluster analysis indicated three distinct clusters, one comprising all accessions of J. curcas L (TNMJ1, TNMJ 22 and TNMJ 23), while second included four species viz., J. tanjorensis J. L. Ellis et Saroja., J. gossypifolia L., J. podagrica Hook and J. maheshwarii Subrum and M.P. Nayer and the third cluster included another four species viz., J. villosa Wight J. multifida L., J. integerrima Jacq and J. glandulifera Roxb. The overall grouping pattern of clustering corresponds well with principal component analysis (PCA) confirming patterns of genetic diversity observed among the species. So far, there are no reports on the molecular diversity of the Jatropha species through ISSR marker. This study provides valid guidelines for collection, conservation and characterization of Jatropha genetic resources and also for further breeding programme towards biodiesel production.     

Book reviews

The Melting Pot and the Altar: Marital Assimilation in Early Twentieth‐Century Wisconsin: By Richard M. Bernard. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 1980. Pp. xxviii, 162. Graphs, notes, bibliography, index. $17.50.

Identical Twins Reared Apart: A Re‐analysis: By Susan L. Färber. Basic Books, Inc., New York, 1981. 383 pp.

The Political Implications of Human Genetic Technology: By Robert H. Blan, Westview Special Studies in Science, Technology, and Public Policy. Westview Press, Boulder, Colo., 1981. $25.25     

A Survey of Introductory Biology Courses and Staffing in Departments of Biology,Botany, and Zoology

Information and Control in the Living Organism. An Elementary Introduction B. HASSENSTEIN London: Chapman &; Hall. £1.30 Reviewed by O. Lowenstein

Inequalities and Optimal Problems in Mathematics and the Sciences G. Stephenson London: Longmans. £1.50 Reviewed by O. Lowenstein

Ecology of Leaf Surface Microorganisms Edited by T. F. Preece and C. H. Dickinson pp. xvii+640 London and New York: Academic Press. 1971 £9.00 Reviewed by R. Warren

Mathematics for Ecologists I. Chaston Pp. 132 London: Butterworths. £2.20 Reviewed by B. Dudley

Beginning Ecology H. J. Killick Pp. ix+121+35figs Ibadan: Ibadan University Press Price in Nigeria 12/- Reviewed by J. G. Vaughn

An Experience with Organisms D. L. Murray Pp. x+209+24 figs Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Inc. £1.75 An Experience with Cells D. L. Murray and H. E. Bushe Pp. viii + 193+56figs Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Inc. £1.40 Reviewed by G. W. Shaw1

A Practical Course in Biology W. Belfield and M. Dearden Pp. xiii + 174 and figs Oxford: Pergamon Press. £1.50 Reviewed by John H. Gray

Food Tests; Book 2 Enzymes; Book 3 Soil D. G. Mackean Pp. 32 each London: John Murray 1970 £0.25 each. Teachers' notes £0.30 each Reviewed by John A. Barker

Nutrition and Food Science Reviewed by E. A. Nanson

Biobits and Dore-Smith Atomunits Principles of Model Construction I. Smith, M. J. Smith and C. F. Dore Pp. 48+31 figs London: Capital Biotechnic Developments Ltd., Heinemann. Free Reviewed by J. M. Ashworth

Museums in Education Education Survey 12 Department of Education and Science Pp. 55 + 10 plates London: HMSO. 1971. £0.50 Reviewed by I. M. Evans

Biology in the Nineteenth Century: Problems of Form, Function and Transformation William Coleman London: Wiley History of Science Series. 1971 £3.50 hardback. 7£1.75 paperback Reviewed by Sydney Smith

Storage and Retrieval of Biological Information Reviewed by R. W. J. Keay     

New planthoppers of the tribe Achilini (Homoptera,Fulgoroidea, Achilidae) from Baltic amber

New taxa of Achilini (Achilidae) are described from Baltic amber: Paratesum rasnitsyni gen. et sp. nov., Protomenocria notata gen. et sp. nov., Psycheona variegata gen. et sp. nov., P. striata sp. nov. Protepiptera kaweckii Usinger, 1939 (= Cixidia christinae Lefebvre, Bourgoin et Nel, 2007, syn. nov.) is redescribed with designation of a neotype. “Cixius” testudinarius Germar et Berendt, 1856, “C.” longirostris Germar et Berendt, 1856 and “Oliarus” oligocenus Cockerell, 1910 are transferred to Achilini. A key to the genera of Achilidae known from Baltic amber is provided.     

Book notices

FIRE ANTS AND LEAF-CUTTING ANTS, BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT. Edited by Clifford S. Lofgren and Robert K. Vander Meer.
INSECTS AND THE PLANT SURFACE. Edited by Barrie Juniper and Sir Richard South-wood. Pp. 360.
HANDBOOK OF INSECT REARING. Edited by Pritam Singh and R. F. Moore. Volumes I and II. Pp. 474 and 500. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
SPIDER MITES. Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. Parts A and B. Edited by W. Helle and M. W. Sabelis. Pp. 405 and 458. Elsevier. Amsterdam, 1985.
ECOLOGICAL THEORY AND INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE. Edited by Marcos Kogan. A volume in Environmental Science and Technology: A Wiley-Inter-science Series of Texts and Monographs edited by R. L. Metcalf and W. Stumm. Pp. 362. John Wiley & Sons, New York.
CARABID BEETLES. Their Adaptations and Dynamics. XVIIth International Congress of Entomology, Hamburg, 1984. Edited by P. J. den Boer, M. L. Luff, D. Mossakowski and F. Weber.
INSECT FLIGHT. Dispersal and Migration. Edited by W. Danthanarayana. Pp. 289. Proceedings in Life Sciences.
INSECT DORMANCY: AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE. By H. V. Danks. Pp. 439. Biological Survey of Canada, 1987. Available from Entomological Society of Canada.
THE EVOLUTION OF INSECT LIFE CYCLES. Edited by Fritz Taylor and Richard Karban. Pp. 287. Springer, Berlin, 1986.
NUTRITIONAL ECOLOGY OF INSECTS, MITES. SPIDERS. AND RELATED INVERTEBRATES. Edited by Frank Slansky. Jr and J. G. Rodriguez. Pp. 1016. John Wiley, Chichester.
FOREST INSECTS. A GUIDE TO INSECTS FEEDING ON TREES IN BRITAIN. By D. Bevan. Pp. 153. Forestry Commission Handbook 1. H.M.S.O., London, 1987.     

Equipment Reviews

Introduction to Biophysical Plant Physiology P. S. Nobel Pp. xii +488+66 figs. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman &; Co. 1974 $13.50. £7·0 Reviewed by D. O. Hall

Handbook of Micromethods for the Biological Sciences G. Keleti and W. H. Lederer Pp. xvi + 166 New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1974. £6·95 Reviewed by A. Darbre

Experimental Psychology: An Introduction for Biologists The Institute of Biology's Studies in Biology No. 47 MALCOLM JEEVES Pp. iv+59; no index. London: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., 1974. Hardback £1·70; paperback 85p Reviewed by F. Neil Johnson

Enzymes and Equilibria J. C. Marsden and C. F. Stoneman Pp. 116+58 figs. London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1974. £2·00 Reviewed by F. W. E. Diggins

Immunochemistry M. W. Steward Pp. 64+27 figs. + 16 tables. London: Chapman &; Hall Ltd. 1974. 95p Reviewed by J. L. Tring

Nature Reserves and Wildlife E. Duffey Pp. vii+130. London: Heinemann Educational Publications, 1974. £200 Reviewed by J. K. Barber

The Living Community Rosemary Kelsch Pp. 64+26 photographs and line drawings. Collier-Macmillan Science Studies, 1974. 75p. Reviewed by C. Greatrell

Biology, Man and Society Alan Cornwell Pp. 219. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill, 1974. £2·25 Reviewed by John Mattocks

A Programmed Approach to Human Genetics A. Vegotsky and C. A. White Pp. ix+154. USA: John Wiley &; Sons Inc., 1974. £1·80 Reviewed by G. W. Shaw

A Concise Human Biology and Hygiene P. M. Minett Pp. viii+160+84figs. London: Mills &; Boon, 1974. £1·20 Reviewed by J. W. Loryman

Biology of Sex Charlotte J. Avers Pp. xii+280+69 figs. New York: John Wiley, 1974. £3·80 Reviewed by Margarent Nanson

Small Mammals Pp. ix+59+22figs. 75p Animal Accommodation for Schools Pp. iv+44+29 figs. 60p J. D. Wray and J. F. Gaitens Schools Council Educational Use of Living Organisms Project London: English Universities Press, 1974 Reviewed by Colin Stoneman

Biology: An Environmental Approach—Teachers' Guide Adapted from Highschool Biology—Green Version by Perrot, Campbell and Hughesevans Pp. viii+216. London: John Murray Ltd., 1974. £1·75 Reviewed by Brian Jones

Biology, A Functional Approach, Students' Manual M. B. V. Roberts Pp. 450, about 400 illustrations. London: Nelson, 1974. £3·25 Reviewed by John H. Gray

Hulton Group Keys Ed. by Antony R. Kenney Amersham: Hulton Education Publications Ltd. 1974. £1·20 each Identification of the British Mollusca G. E. BEEDHAM Pp. 236+87 figs. Reviewed by A. South

Identification of Animal Parasites R. A. Avery Pp. 182+86 figs. Reviewed by F. E. G. Cox

Identification of the Larger Fungi Roy Watling Pp. 281 +81 figs. Reviewed by G. Ayerst

Vertebrate Structures and Functions Readings from Scientific American. Introduction by N. K. Wessells Pp. iv+440+figs. W. H. Freeman &; Company, 1974. £6·30 cloth, £3·30 paper Reviewed by G. E. Beedham

The Biology of Lichens M. E. Hale 2nd Edition, Pp. viii + 181+58 figs. + 16 monochrome plates. London: Edward Arnold, 1974. £5·50 (£2·75 paperback) Reviewed by D. J. Hill     

The value of measurements in the study of wader migration; a reply

Birds of West Central and Western Africa. Vol. 2. By C. W. Mackworth- Praed and C. H. B. Grant. Longman. 1973. 818 pp., 93 colour-plates, hundreds of distribution maps. Price £8.00., by L. A. Batten

A Guide to the Birds of Wales. David Saunders. Constable &; Co. Ltd, London. 1974. 341 pp. Many photographs and sketch maps. Price £2.50., by Chris Mead

The World of an Estuary. Heather Angel. Faber and Faber, London. 1975. 128 pp., 50 black and white photographs. Price £1.95., by A. J. Prater

Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain and Ireland. Dr J. T. R. Sharrock, with drawings by P. J. Grant. T. &; A. D. Poyser Ltd., Berkhamsted. 1974. 26 plates. Price £3.80., by D. E. Glue

The Buzzard. Colin R. Tubbs. David and Charles, Newton Abbot. 1974. 199 pp., 17 photographs and 11 figures. Price £4.75., by Chris Mead

Birds of the Yorkshire Coast. Richard Vaughan. Hendon Publishing Co. Ltd., London. 1974. 96 pp. 77 plates. Price £1.70 hardback, £1.20 paperback., by H. B. Ginn

The Naturalist in Majorca. James D. Parrack. David and Charles, Newton Abbot. 1973. 224 pp., 32 black and white plates and 15 line drawings. Price £3.95., by L. A. Batten

Feathers Plain and Fancy. Hilda Simon. Frederick Muller, London. 1973. (First published 1969.) Viking Press, New York. 126 pp., many colour and black and white illustrations by the author. Price £2.00., by H. B> Ginn

A Revised Check-List of the Maltese Islands. By C. De Lucca. E. W. Classey Ltd, Hampton, Middlesex, 1969. 95pp. Price £0.75.

Die Vögel des Bodenseegebietes. By H. Jacoby, G. Knötzsch and S. Schuster. Supplement to Vol. 67 of Der Ornithologische Beobachter, 1970. 260pp. 16 black and white plates.

Die Vogelwelt der Limmattal und Zürichseeregion. By W. Knopfli. Supplement to Vol. 68 of Der Ornithologische Beobachter, 1971. 174pp. 4 colour plates.