_Indian Daily Telegraph_.--"Mr. Dewar's book is of the kind of delightful volume which is always to be kept at hand and dipped into." _Madras Mail_.--"Phil Robinson delighted a generation that knew not 'Eha,' and now Mr. Dewar will complete a trio which, for some time to come at least, will stand for all that is best in that branch of literature which they have made their own." _Civil and Military Gazette_.--"A volume which is far the best of its kind since the immortal works of Phil Robinson and 'Eha.'" _The Indian Field_.--"... these charming chapters.... There is not a dull paragraph in the whole book." BIRDS OF THE PLAINS BY DOUGLAS DEWAR PRESS OPINIONS _Daily Chronicle_.--"Here is a work worthy of all commendation to those who love birds." _Daily Graphic_.--"... a work which all bird lovers will welcome ... beautifully illustrated." _Daily Express_.--"... light, sprightly and thoroughly entertaining." _Globe_.--"Mr. Dewar ... is gifted with the descriptive art in a high degree, and his vivacious style communicates the characters and habits of the birds with unerring fidelity and infinite spirit." _Sportsman_.--"Mr. Dewar has a delightfully simple and quaintly humorous way of expressing himself, and his clever word-pictures of bird-life make charming reading." _Manchester Guardian_.--"His breezy style is pleasant and easy reading. The photographs deserve the highest praise." _Manchester Courier_.--"Mr. Dewar has produced a book that will delight not only ornithologists, but all who have the good fortune to light on this humorously instructive volume." _Western Morning News_.--"The book is enjoyable from the playful preface to the last chapter." _Spectator_.--"... the contents are excellent." _Field_.--"... it may well stand on the same bookshelf with the entertaining and instructive writings of 'Eha.'" _Madame_.--"... accounts of many birds written in the author's inimitable style." _Outlook_.--"... as charming a volume--avowedly ornithological--as it has been our good fortune to encounter." _Sunday Times_.--"Mr. Dewar, like Goldsmith, has a delightful style." _Pall Mall Gazette_.--"Mr. Dewar's volume is one of the best recent examples of sound information conveyed in attractive literary form." _Literary World_.--"Upon every page ... there is a merit to justify the existence of the page." _Dundee Advertiser_.--"... just as good reading as ... 'Bombay Ducks,' and to say so much is to bestow high praise." _Birmingham Post_.--"There is a gladness in his aspect, a pleasing inquisitiveness concerning bird mystery, and a simple, candid style of self-revelation in his essays full of fascination, with touches now and again that remind one of the descriptive qualities of Francis A. Knight. The wood-joy that inspired the felicitous phrases and delightful reflections of John Burroughs in the Western Hemisphere finds its counterpart in these Indian bird-pictures."