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without horns from the cranium, but from its right ear, more than 

 half way down, there proceeds a huge horn more than a foot in 

 length, and six inches and a half in circumference at its thickest 

 part. The ear itself is not in the least diseased. There are no 

 bones in it whatever, nor any cartilage to connect it with the skull. 

 In a word, it has only the support from the ear which the surround- 

 ing hairs have. The appearance of such a horn, on such a place, 

 is an astounding phenomenon, and must put all our wise men to 

 their last shifts to account for it. I long to show it to you. I need 

 not say how happy I should be to see you here, especially when the 

 cherry trees are in bloom, as they shortly will be. 



To the Same. 



SCARBOROUGH, November 6, 1861. 



My dear Sir, I am delighted at your success in protecting our 

 poor birds, which are unmercifully slaughtered by every rascally 

 gamekeeper in this neighbourhood. Already two fine cormorants 

 took up their winter abode at Walton Hall, unfortunately they paid 

 a visit to my neighbour's lake at Nostell. The keeper shot one of 

 them and brought it over to me, thinking it a wonderfully fine prize. 

 I told the fellow that his next exploit would be to hang his own 

 mother. These two cormorants were so unconscious of danger, that 

 they came within pistol shot of where I was standing. The pochards, 

 the teal, the wigeons, the tufted ducks, and mallards, have made 

 their appearance at my lake ; and in the evenings we can count from 

 sixty to seventy carrion crows assembled in the park for the night. 

 Also several flocks of plovers. I have seen no fieldfares or redwings. 



To the Same. 



WALTON HALL, January 4, 1865. 



My dear Sir, Our pochards this year are absolutely as tame as 

 the domestic ducks. After an exile of the large green red-headed 

 woodpecker, this beautiful bird has returned, and goes to bed 

 every night (I myself watch him) with three fine shrill notes, in tht 



