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EPPING FOREST. 



Doubleday, of Epping, to the British Museum, where 

 they are still preserved. 

 Honey Buzzard. A specimen of this bird was observed in 

 .September 1881 by my brother, Sir T. F. Buxton. It 

 rose from a bush of beech close to his feet, and flew 

 with rather a heavy flight to an oak about 20 yards 

 off, where it remained for a few seconds. On examin- 

 ing the bush he found it swarming with wasps, which 

 began to fly out on his touching the bushes. He then 

 found pieces of wasps' comb lying on the ground outside 



SPARROW HAWK. 



the bush, and the dead leaves scattered around. On 

 the following morning, on approaching the spot, he 

 again saw the bird flying over the trees away from him. 

 Much more of the wasps' comb was lying about, and a 

 large cavity could be seen under the branches, where the 

 nest had evidently been scratched up, and the contents 

 strewn around. The branches of the bush showed no 

 signs of injury, as they would have done had any man 

 disturbed the nest. TJie spot was near the spring on 

 the Woodredon Hill. The bird was subsequently seen 

 on several successive days. 



