Britain has bird watchers for every hedgerow, but most of them do not scratch the surface of the bird world. The closest bird watchers in Britain are the learned Misses Miriam Rothschild and Teresa Clay, who comb the feathers of birds, probe their body openings, search through their nests with microscopes. They are looking for the lice, fleas, ticks, mites, flies, worms and other parasites which swarm over all birds. After many years of study, the Misses Rothschild and Clay have published a lively book, Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos (Collins, London; 21 s.), packed with detailed information about the fascinating...
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