Excerpt from British Birds, Vol. 2: June 1908 May 1909 The papers which have appeared in the pages of the volume now completed do not lose, we venture to think, by comparison with the contents of Volume I.; while the increase in the number of contributors may be taken, not only as an indication that british birds justifies its existence, but no less as a sign that the study of our native avifauna is being pursued in a wider, and yet more thorough fashion than heretofore. In the excellent series of articles on Early British Ornithologists and their Works, we have been given a glimpse into the past, for which our readers will, we feel sure, join us in thanking Mr. W. H. Mullens, who has taken infinite pains to give accurate, as well as interesting information. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.