Outlook.—­“... pleasant little essays.”

Literary World.—­“This lively book ... abounds in word-pictures and happy humour.”

Glasgow Evening News.—­“Mr. Douglas Dewar writes with accustomed grace and sympathetic knowledge.”

Academy.—­“... with Mr. Dewar there is a smile on every page, and his touch is so light that one only realises, when the process is at an end, that a large amount of information has been imparted in an amusing form.”

Western Morning News.—­“Every page makes for easy reading and ready attention.”

Shooting Times.—­“... delightful reading.”

Catholic Herald.—­“Quite the most interesting natural history work we have seen for a long time.”

Manchester Courier.—­“Mr. Dewar’s ... shrewd observation, his quaint humour and his wide knowledge of Indian bird-life make his every page interesting.”

The World.—­“We have read and enjoyed much of his work before, but we think that ‘Jungle Folk’ makes even more delightful reading than anything that has come from its author’s pen.”

Birmingham Daily Post.—­“... entertaining sketches ... and light dissertations.”

Times of India.—­“Mr. Dewar’s bright and pleasant pages.”

Madras Mail.—­“The reader who has perused Mr. Dewar’s books merely for amusement will find that he has incidentally added a good deal to his knowledge of Indian natural history.”

GLIMPSES OF INDIAN BIRDS BY DOUGLAS DEWAR

PRESS OPINIONS

Globe.—­“Mr. Dewar gives us something more than ‘glimpses’ of Indian bird-life in his very interesting volume.”

Standard.—­“Not the least merit of the book is the author’s unwillingness to take anything for granted.”

Spectator.—­“We know nothing better to recommend to an amateur ornithologist who finds himself in India for the first time.”

Guardian.—­“... vivid and delightful.”

Observer.—­“... full of special knowledge.”

Scotsman.—­“... a lively and interesting series of short studies.”

Daily Graphic.—­“The book is full of the right sort of information about birds.”

Field.—­“... chatty and graphically written.”

Daily Citizen.—­“... very pleasant and very instructive reading.”

The World.—­“We have read and enjoyed his earlier efforts, but we think that his latest will be found the most valuable and enduring of all his work.”

Pall Mall Gazette.—­“... much first-hand observation and experience.”

Birmingham Daily Post.—­“These ... ‘glimpses’ ... so full of alert observation and racy description, are delightful and informing reading.”

Newcastle Daily Chronicle.—­“... his accounts ... make us feel that we have been with him in something more than the spirit.”