LETTERS TO DR. GUNTIIER i'03 



The following extracts from Lord Lilford's 

 correspondence with Dr. Giinther are given in 

 connected order, and independently of the 

 chronological sequence of their predecessors, as 

 their interest seems best preserved in this way. 



« Hawthorn Hill, Bracknell : July 3, 1885. 



1 Dear Giinther, — This is a decidedly " birdy " 

 spot. I have seen and heard fifty-one species 

 from my window and my chair, in the garden of 

 half an acre. . . . 



' I trust that your visit to Wadenhoe will 

 be without prejudice to a visit to Lilford in 

 September or October. You will always be, as 

 you always have been, most welcome. 



'Yours most truly, 



' Lilford.' 

 To the same. 



1 Bath : November 8, 1885. 



' . . . I used to correspond with the British 

 Diplomatic Agent at Muscat. He sent me two 

 Beatrix Antelopes and two Muscat Gazelles, 

 which I presented to the Zoological Society. 

 Any Eaptorial birds from that part of the world 

 would be of special interest to me. . . .' 



