PREFACE ix 



To my cousins who have kindly allowed me to 

 copy letters and pictures ; and especially to the Earl 

 of Stamford, who has placed at my disposal the long, 

 and for my purpose invaluable series of letters to the 

 Naturalist from his friend and contemporary John 

 Mulso, my best thanks are due ; as well as to Mrs. 

 Inge, a descendant of Archdeacon Churton, who has 

 kindly lent me the letters to him from Gilbert White. 

 The Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society has 

 been good enough to allow me to reprint from its 

 'Transactions' Gilbert White's letters to Robert 

 Marsham. The Vicar of Selborne ; the Rector of 

 Fy field ; the present owner of *' The Wakes " ; Mr. 

 Lazenby, of Basingstoke ; and others, have kindly 

 given me facilities. 



Lastly, to Professor Newton my obligations are 

 many and great. In addition to much valuable 

 advice, he has been good enough to send me the 

 natural history notes which appear with his initials. 



R. H.-W. 



New Year's Day, 1901. 



