192 LORD LILFORD 



to Rev. Julian Tuck. I confess myself puzzled, 

 but I can only say that I see precious little 

 difference between the birds.' 



To F. D. Drewitt. 



' Lilford : March 8, 1895. 



1 . . . The weather was very bad when we 

 were at Lisbon, but the river above the town 

 was swarming with geese, ducks of many sorts, 

 and some snipes. I fancy that the Lesser 

 Black-backed Gull breeds upon the Berlengas. 

 I agree about the Portuguese, but the king is a 

 good fellow and a keen birdy man. I hear of 

 disastrous floods in Andalusia. Here we have 

 had a tremendously long and severe frost, only 

 now slowly going. Comparatively few losses in 

 the aviaries.' 



To the same. 



' Lilford : April 2, 1895. 



' I am very glad to hear of your return. I 

 hope that you were not seriously damaged in 

 the Bay. The hurricane of the 24th played 

 havoc with our best-beloved trees, but this is 

 too heartrending a subject for me to dwell 

 upon, and it seems that many of our friends and 



