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The Hare. — In the summer of 1845, I obtained a young Leveret, which 

 in a few days became very tame and familiar, so much so, that on placing 

 it on a table and plucking its fur, so as to tease it a little, it would continue 

 to combat with me as long as I chose, by darting at my hand with its 

 fore paws, at the same time uttering a sound somewhat between a grunt 

 and a hiss. It was very fond of milk, which it lapped out of a saucer like 

 a Cat. At this time I had a very handsome and sagacious little Cocker 

 Spaniel, named Clara, and a large Cat, neither of which manifested thq. least 

 inclination to harm my little foundling; on account, I suppose, of seeing me 

 caressing it; nor did the Hare betray any dread of their company, or seek 

 to avoid them in any way; on the contrary, it was my usual custom to 

 cause all three to lap milk together out of the same dish; and it was certainly 

 a curious and interesting sight to witness the natural instincts of three dissimilar 

 animals so far perverted by civilization, if I may use the expression, as thus to 

 feed peacefully and confidingly together, without seeming to be aware of the 

 enmity that nature originally placed between their races. — A . S. Moffat, Beioick 

 Folly, October 21st., 1851. 



White Bat. — A white variety of the common House Rat was killed a few 

 days since by a Rat-catcher, while pursuing his avocation in the stables of 

 an inn in this city; but was so mutilated by the man's dog before he could 

 get hold of it, as to render its preservation impossible. — F. M. Burton, Linthim 

 Souse, Lincoln, October 20tk., 1851. 



Lark's eggs taJcen from the stomach of a Hatolc. — In visiting one day a 

 collection of birds and eggs, belonging to a bird-stuffer in this town, I was 

 shewn tioo Larlcs eggs, uninjured, which I was assured had been taken from 

 the stomach of a Goshawk in the spring, which had been sent to him for 

 preservation. At first I could hardly credit this; but on careful inquiry, I 

 find the statement to be correct. Can any of your readers inform me how 

 the Hawk could have taken up and swallowed such delicate eggs without 

 injury to them. — F. Hyde D'Arcy, Home Mead, Lyminyton, Hants., July 30th., 

 1851. 



We have received the following corroboration of the above curious fact 

 from Mr. Curtis, who stuffed, and Mr. Cox, who was present when the eggs 

 were discovered in the crop of the Hawk. — £. B. M. 



Sir, 



This is to certify that the assertion made by me to Mr. D' Arcy, 

 respecting the eggs being taken from the crop of the Goshawk, is quite 

 correct. I received the bird a few months since, to stuff for the person who 

 shot it; and perceiving something hard in its crop, I was very careful in 

 opening it; when, to my great surprise, I took therefrom two perfect Lark's 



