UNDERGRADUATE LETTERS 61 



coloured Shrike all killed near here, and good 

 specimens. . . . 



'I found my birds here in beautiful con- 

 dition. The Sea Eagle is in magnificent 

 plumage, and my Peregrine is the finest I ever 

 saw, and perfectly tame. I have an offer of a 

 Goshawk alive, at rather a long figure, 61., 

 trained. . . .' 



To the same. 



' Lilford : December 24, 1853. 



' . . . I called some Golden Plover over my 

 head the other day, and got one. I called some 

 also to-day, but did not let them get near 

 enough before I shot. I never saw them come 

 to call when in such large numbers before. I 

 can almost always make sure of a shot at two or 

 three, when the Peewits are out of the way. . . .' 



To the same. 



1 Lilford : March 31, 1854. 



'. . . I found the 3 red-legged Partridges [sent 

 by Professor Newton] alive and well on my return 

 from Ireland. A pair of Brown Owls which I 

 have at Oxford have laid three eggs. I took a 

 nest of the Long-eared Owl in Ireland containing 



