208 LORD LILFORD 



From what I can make out this species is quite 

 as common about Lilford as A. agrestis. . . . 

 There were no less than three bears at Lilford 

 last night, owing to a mistake of Cross of Liver- 

 pool, Tiinc illce laclirymce rapidly drying.' 



To the same. 



' Bournemouth : April 7, 1888. 



' . . . One of my Golden Eagles is sitting on 

 one egg at Lilford ; she laid another, but broke 

 it. She is nearly eleven years old and laid for 

 the first time last year, but broke the egg as 

 she had no nesting materials. This year there 

 is a good nest, made by the birds themselves. . . . 

 About Pterocles arenarius 1 I have found them 

 hardy enough as far as cold is concerned, but 

 they will not stand damp footing. In the 

 winter months I should shut them up at night 

 with a couple of inches of dry sand on the floor 

 of their place. I have just invested in three 

 pairs of them. Pt. arenarius is a much hardier 

 bird than Pterocles alchata 2 and I kept several 

 of both species for more than one winter. One 

 would naturally suppose that birds that can 



1 Black-bellied Sand-grouse. - Pintailed Sand-grouse. 



