- A new edition of the original biography of the robin, Britain's
favorite bird, full of surprises and wit and with added postscript on
recent ornithological advances The robin was hardly understood when
David Lack - Britain's most influential ornithologist - started his
scientific observations. This book is a landmark in natural history, not
just for its discoveries, but because of the approachable style,
sharpened with an acute wit. It reads as fascinatingly today as when it
was written.