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Dr. Parker of Gosforth also supplied a detailed and very 

 valuable paijer on the Birds of Ravenglass. 



In addition to the information thus conveyed, the whole 

 area of the county has been covered by district lists, annotated 

 by resident observers : Alston, Mr. B. Greenwell, supplemented 

 by Mr. J. Walton ; Penrith, Mr. T. Hope, supplemented by 

 Messrs. Lunson and Fleming ; Ulleswater, Mr. W. Hodgson, 

 A.L.S. ; Millom, Mr. T. N. Fostlethwaite, supplemented by 

 Mr. W. A. Durnford (list of Anatidce), and Mr. E. Moore 

 (birds of the estuary) ; Piavenglass, Dr. Parker, supplemented 

 by Mr. Eeynolds ; Whitehaven, Dr. Lumb ; Keswick, Capt. 

 Kinsey Dover, supplemented by Mr. John Birkett and Mr. 

 Greenip ; Cockermouth and Bassenthwaite, Mr. H. P. Senhouse ; 

 Cleator, Mr. F. D. Power; Longtown, Mr. Plenderleath ; 

 Lyneside, Mr. H. Kerr; Bewcastle, Mr. Crow; Brampton, 

 Capt. Johnson ; Carlisle, Mr. J. B. Hodgkinson, Mr. Tom 

 Duckworth, supplemented by Mr. J. Cairns, Mr. Henry 

 Halton, Mr. P. Shepherd, Mr. J. Graham, Mr. Eitson, Mr. 

 W. Sharp, Mr. J. Davidson, Mr. B. Johnston, Mr. James Fell, 

 Mr. S. Watson, Mr. G. Dawson, and many others. The 

 important district of the Solway has received the especial 

 attention of Mr. A. Smith at EockliiTe, Mr. Tremble at 

 Burgh, and Mr. E. Mann at Allonby. 



Whilst the heartiest acknowledgments are due to these 

 gentlemen for their zealous co-operation, cordial thanks 

 are tendered also to Mr. John Hancock, Mr. J. H. Gurney, 

 junr., Professor Newton, Mr. A. G. More, Mr. J. E. Harting, 

 Mr. Francis Nicholson, Mr. W. E. Clarke, Mr. F. S. Mitchell, 

 Mr. W. A. Durnford, Mr. J. J. Armistead, Mr. J. E. Earle, 

 Mr. T. Horrocks, the Eev. H. H. Slater, Mr. J. Backhouse, junr., 

 but especially to Messrs. E. Bidwell and 0. V. Aplin, for the 

 indulgence with which various enquiries have been answered 

 and progress furthered. 



