204 LORD LILFORD 



To the same (from Lady Lilford). 



'Bath: December 1, 1885. 



' I am sorry to say Lilford has some pain in 

 his right wrist ; he therefore asks me to write 

 and thank you for your last letter. . . . The Nut- 

 crackers are altogether delightful, very quaint in 

 their ways, perfectly tame, and intelligent. . . . 

 Lilford thinks that you will be glad to hear that 

 twenty ducks have been caught in the newly- 

 made decoy at Lilford. . . .' 



To the same. 



Lilford : October 6, 1886. 



' We came from London hither on July 1, 

 and have certainly had most wonderful weather. 



' My general health has greatly improved, but 

 I cannot walk or even stand. I have received 

 some interesting things alive, among them a 

 Picus Tridactylus, 1 a bird that I never saw alive 

 before, and a very lively, tame, and sensible fowl 

 it is. ... We have had no one except members 

 of the family staying with us on account of my 



1 Three-toed Woodpecker. 



