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of fishes. I hear that Storks and Cormorants 

 have been introduced into St. James's Park, so 

 good-bye to Goslings, Ducklings, and, I should 

 rather fear, to Dabchicks, also. On the other 

 hand Pelicanus is perfectly harmless as regards 

 other fowl, and his ways and manners are a 

 joy for ever.' 



To the same. 



' Bournemouth : April 15, 1890. 



' Meade-Waldo sent me some time ago a 

 beautiful Tit from Hiero, much larger than the 

 other so-called species from the Canarian group, 

 in appearance a sort of cross between P. major 

 and P. ultramarinus. As far as M.-W. knew at 

 the time, this race is confined to the island, on 

 which he found it in abundance. ... I am in 

 correspondence with the Deputy-Kanger of Hyde 

 Park about the introduction of Pelicans upon 

 the Serpentine, but it seems that the difficulty 

 is the expense (! !) of maintenance.' 



To the same. 



1 Bournemouth : May 1, 1890. 



1 On the whole the wildfowl in St. James's 

 Park have done well, and would do much better 



