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have a fair memory. Last week a bit of bread fell at my feet, 
which had been accidentally dropped by a passing Rook. I stood 
near the bread for some time to see whether the bird would 
remember to return for it, which it did directly on my leaving, 
The Jackdaw is common, but few nest. The Magpie is not often 
seen. On one occasion I heard a hare screaming piteously, and 
a Short search proved the cause of it to be that it was attacked 
by two Magpies. The hare, which was searcely half-grown, was 
released, but its screams were soon heard again, and doubtless 
the birds in the end had a meal of it. It was considerably torn 
on both sides of the head. The Cuckoo is common. T have 
twice seen its egg. The first time it was in a Tree Pipit’s nest, 
and shortly after the eggs were hatched the young Pipits were 
found turned out. They were replaced, but next day were out 
again, and all dead. The second time it was in the nest of a 
Yellow Hammer, but the lawful occupants were not turned out as 
on the former occasion. This is not so surprising when it is known 
that that cuckoo egg is now on the table before you. The follow- 
ing are the dates on which the Cuckoo arrived for the last ten 
years :—1876, April 30th; 1877, April 28th ; 1878, May Ist; 
1879, April 29th ; 1880, May 5th; 1881, May 3d; 1882, April 
23d; 1883, April 21st; 1884, May 7th ; 1885, April 27th. 
There is a difference of 16 days between its earliest arrival in 
1883 and its latest in 1884, It, like all other migrants, arrives 
during the night. Both the Swallow and House Martin are 
common. This year the Martins, from the same cause probably 
that affected the Chaftinches, left, for a week or ten days, the 
morning after their arrival. The Wood Pigeon is not numerous, 
still met with in all the woods. The nest of the Stock 
Dove was once observed, some years ago, under an overhanging 
bank. The Pheasant, Black Grouse, and Red Grouse are all 
plentiful. The Partridge is common. The Golden Plover, 
whose nest, partly from the cunning of the bird and partly 
from the colour of the eggs, is so very difficult to find, is met 
with onall the hills. The Lapwing is common, but not numerous. 
Two years ago a Lapwing was observed attacking a sheep that 
had come near its nest, at first by standing as erect as possible 
and flapping its wings in the sheep’s face, then by rising on 
the wing and making repeated dashes at its head, finally causing 
the astonished sheep to beat a retreat. A few pairs of the Common 
Sandpiper nest regularly on the upper reaches of the Shinnell, 
