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superstes, as a living monument of the former existence of 
its kind. In these times of so-called ‘progress’ it. is, however, 
to be feared that even this state of things may not continue 
—no ‘Aborigines protection society’ exists for the Kite. 
In Yorkshire, the Kite has been in former times far from 
uncommon, but the following are all that are now on record. 
About twenty-five years ago, one was caught in a trap at 
Edlington wood, near Doncaster, and a pair were taken from the 
nest by Mr. Hugh Reid, of that place. One was obtained at 
Hornsea wood, in 1883, and another in Lunn wood, both near 
Barnsley, in 1844. It has been observed, but very rarely, 
near Halifax, and one was seen by Charles Waterton, Esq., 
near Huddersfield. Others by Sir William Jardine, Bart., and 
one by Mr. W. Eddison, near Penistone, but there is no notice, 
that I am aware of, of any having been met with in the North 
or East Ridings. Not far from Aleonbury hill, a well-known 
place on the old ‘Great North’ road, (how different in all but 
name from the ‘Great Northern,’)—a locality in which I 
perceive that Mr. Hewitson records that he has seen it, I had 
the pleasure some years ago of seeing the Kite on the wing; 
too striking a bird, when once seen, not to be easily recalled 
at bidding before the mind’s eye. 
In addition to the before-named places, this ‘Royal’ bird 
has been a dweller in several parts of Wales, and of Scotland. 
Many have hitherto found a temporary refuge in various parts 
of the ‘far north.’ The waters of Loch Awe have reflected 
the graceful flight of some, and the ‘burnished gold’ of Loch 
Katrine has been darkened by the passing eclipse of others. 
In Sussex it was, says Mr. Knox, indigenous in former times, 
but is now no longer known there, only one near Brighton, 
and one near Siddlesham, having occurred within the last ten 
years. In the Hebrides it appears to be unknown. In 
Sutherlandshire it is becoming very rare, though formerly 
common. On the banks of Loch Fine it is said by Sir William 
Jardine, to be more abundant than in any other quarter of 
the country, on Ben Lomond, as also in many parts of the 
western Highlands, Aberdeenshire, Stirlingshire, Nairneshire, and 
Argyleshire, but only north of the Forth, being almost entirely 
unknown in the south of Scotland. Mr. Macgillivray says 
that in the space of eight years only one specimen came into 
the hands of the Edinburgh bird-stuffers. In the New 
Forest in Hampshire, it has hitherto been frequently seen. In 
Devonshire it seems to be very rare: Montagu only observed 
