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indebted to J. J. Pulleine, now of Trinity College, Cam- 

 bridge, and J. W. Mills, whose initials will be found on 

 almost every page of the ' Flora.' Any further assistance 

 which I have received I trust I have acknowledged in the 

 proper place. The initials given are those of the person 

 who first brought me a specimen from the locality men- 

 tioned. In most cases I alone am responsible for the name ; 

 and, as far as possible, I have myself examined the locality. 



The portion devoted to the Birds of Marlborough has 

 been kindly furnished by R. B. SMITH, Esq., of Corpus 

 Christi College, Oxford, late Senior Prefect of the College. 

 Its completeness is not such as he himself could wish, as 

 he was only three years at the College, and had no acquaint- 

 ance with gamekeepers, who would naturally have been the 

 persons to have supplied him with notices of rare birds ; 

 but it nevertheless gives a very good idea of our Orni- 

 thological Fauna. 



The pages devoted to the description of the Geological 

 features of our neighbourhood have been kindly contri- 

 buted by "W. G. ADAMS, Esq., who, notwithstanding the 

 many calls upon his time, at once gladly consented to aid 

 in a work which he hoped would be of service to the 

 College. 



T. A. PRESTON. 

 Marlborough College, 

 April 1863. 



