COMMON HERON. 541 



in his Catalogue of Cumberland Animals, attached to 

 Hutchinson's history of that county, refers to the annual 

 battles which took place at Dalham Tower in Westmore- 

 land, between two flocks of Herons and Rooks for the pos- 

 session of particular trees. 



Some portion of Ornithological interest being attached to 

 Heronries, I have added a brief catalogue of those I have 

 been able to ascertain, collected from various sources, ar- 

 ranged in alphabetical order of English counties. 



Berkshire. Windsor Great Park, two ; and one at 

 Coley Park. 



Cambridgeshire. Chippenham Park. 



Cheshire. Dunham Massey, the seat of the Earl of 

 Stamford ; Combermere Abbey, belonging to Lord Com- 

 bermere ; Hooton, on the Mersey, the seat of Sir T. M. 

 Stanley, Bart. ; Ardley Hall, the residence of R. E. War- 

 burton, Esq. ; and at Oulton Park, the seat of Sir Philip 

 Grey Egerton, Bart. 



Cumberland. Gowbarrow Park, near Ulswater Lake; 

 at Graystock, or Graystoke ; and at Bassenthwaite 

 Lake. 



Devonshire. Powderham Castle ; another at Sharpham 

 on the Dart ; and a third at Warleigh on the Tamar, the 

 seat of the Rev. W. Radcliff. 



Dorsetshire. Brownsea Island, near Poole, in a planta- 

 tion of Scotch firs ; another at Upton, near Wimbourne, 

 on Elm trees ; and at Bryanstone Park. 



Durham. Ravensworth Castle, the seat of Lord Ravens- 

 worth. 



Essex. Wanstead Flats. 



Hampshire. Heron Court. 



Kent. Cobham Hall, the seat of Earl Darnley; and at 

 Penshurst Park. 



