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did not buy it, 1 i>{ive liim wliat he asked, took it to the 

 door, and released it before his eyes, to his great indigiuition 

 and disgust. That was the seeond I had restored to hl)erty, 

 and gladly I watched its Hight, and rejoiced at its narrow 

 escape from the hideous fate in store for it. 



Herons, witliin tlie memory of at least one inhabitant. 



Nest of Pheasant {^Pliasicuiits cvlchiciis). 



used to nest on the island at Bush Hill Park. Nowadays 

 the nearest heronries are tlie well-known ones at AVanstead 

 Park and Richmond Park. At the former there are at least 

 sixty pairs of these birds nesting on tlie island in the lake, 

 in company with Rooks. At Richmond there are about a 

 dozen nests on some large oaks in one of the enclosures. 



