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from the heath district, but where a few tertiary 

 plants grow, the remains of a flora which probably 

 existed previous to the denudation of the superin- 

 cumbent bed ; and at Fairmile, between Blandford 

 and Stickland, July 1877. A nest and eggs were 

 found at Bloxworth by the Rev. O. P. Cambridge 

 (''Naturalist," v. p. 190). I have a specimen in my 

 collection which was shot on Bere Heath in August 

 1870. There are records of its occurrence in the 

 neighbourhood of Poole, Canford, Morden, and 



Lytchett Heaths ; also at Vernon Heath, Ensbury, 

 and West Parley. It was frequently seen previous 

 to the severe winter of 1 880-81, which it is to be 

 feared nearly exterminated the species. Mr. O. 

 Pickard Cambridge saw one in 1886 at Bloxworth, 

 but in all probability this and other survivors suc- 

 cumbed to the severity of the past winter of 1886-87, 

 and it is doubtful whether we shall any longer see 

 our heaths enlivened by this active little bird. 



