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looking round the London, Norwich, and Cam- 

 bridge markets this winter he always saw, amongst 

 other birds, hoopoes, nightjars, and sand grouse 

 killed, as he would lead us to believe, in this 

 country not to mention great bustards, which are 

 also included in his list, for although, as is well 

 known, there has been a considerable immigration 

 of bustards this winter, they have certainly not 

 been so plentiful as to find their way into the 

 markets as ordinary articles of commerce. 



In conclusion, we most heartily endorse Lord 

 Lilford's opinion that if the egg question is to be 

 dealt with, the most simple way of dealing with it 

 would be to make the taking of all British birds' 

 eggs, with about eight or nine exceptions, a penal 

 offence, unless such taking was effected with the 

 express permission of the owner or occupier of 

 the lands upon which the nests were situated, 

 and we commend this suggestion to Mr. Pease's 

 most careful consideration. 



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