Phyllis Barclay-Smith

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“At the time the {{w|British Ornithologists' Union}} was formed the main interest in birds lay in whether they or their eggs were good to eat, or in their possibilities as a source of amusement at which to blaze off a gun.”

“Wrens do not appear to indulge to any great extent, though they appreciate drinking water. It should be remembered that if birds have plenty to drink in summer they are less likely to make attacks on fruit.”

“The {{w|Mute swan|Mute Swan}} can readily be distinguisedh from the true wild Swans, the {{w|Whooper swan|Whooper}} and the {{w|Tundra swan|Bewick}}, for it arches its neck much more and its bill is reddish orange with a protruding black knob at the base ...”