Natural History. 77 



evening it was probably right to avoid the use of these terms, but I trust that no 

 one will carry away the idea that they are therefore without use. Mr. Davis has 

 done a very valuable thing in giving us terms which, with all due deference to 

 Dr. Mill, I cannot regard by any means as so uncouth as those with which most 

 sciences are equipped. ' Subsequent,' ' Consequent,' and so forth, enable us at once 

 to compare the rivers and parts of rivers we have studied in any particular district 

 with other rivers. During the whole evening I could not help feeling how admirably 

 the intellectual analysis implied in Mr. Davis" terminology fitted with every sentence 

 by Mr. Marr." 



Mr. Marr in reply to the comments of the several speakers, said : 

 " 1 am glad to hear Mr. Mackinder take up the cudgels in favour of Prof. 

 Davis' terminology, though it is somewhat technical ; but had I used it instead of 

 hurrying over sentences which my hearers found it difficult to follow, I should have 

 been able to replace sentences with words pregnant with meaning." 



I am very glad to see this worthy tribute paid to Prof. Davis' admirable 

 exposition and work. 



A SHORT ACCOUNT OF A COUNTRY 

 PARISH ; 



With some notes relative to the effects of game preserving on its 

 Natural History. 



By MRS. C. E. JARVIS. 



B 



PART II.* 

 BIRDS. 



IRD life is perhaps more affected by game-preservation 

 than any other, as a good gamekeeper, in the eyes of his 

 master, is one who does his best to extirpate all birds of 

 prey, as well as those of the crow tribe ; this causes a great 

 increase in the number of wood pigeons, sparrows, and other 

 small birds. 



The following are either resident or migrate in spring and 

 autumn: Missel thrush, Song thrush, Field fare, Blackbird, 

 Whin-chat, Redstart, Redbreast, Nightingale, White throat, 

 Lesser White throat, Gold crest, Chiff-chaff, Willow wren, 

 Sedge warbler, Hedge sparrow, Long-tailed tit, Great tit, Cole 

 tit, Blue tit, Tree creeper, Wren, Pied wagtail, Grey wagtail, 

 Meadow pipit, Tree pipit, Spotted fly-catcher, Swallow, 

 Martin, Goldfinch, Siskin, Green-finch, Sparrow, Chaffinch, 

 Linnet, Redpoll, Bull-finch,Yellow-hammer, Sky-lark, Starling, 



* Lines. N. & ^., " Nat. Hist." Section, 1896, p. 48. 



