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A. Law and by the keeper, who says that two Herons only 

 roosted in the wood during the winter before last, and that he 

 has not seen any since, and that they certainly never bred 

 there. 



1. Grittleton. Mr. Algernon Neeld says, '-Herons are often 

 seen about here and on the stream at Castle Combe, and the 

 upper Avon above Malmesbury, and sometimes they roost in the 

 woods all the winter, but they never breed here.' 



m. Charlton. Lord Suffolk informs me that the Herons 

 infest his trout- water, and that it is only within the last dozen 

 years, since he succeeded in getting up a good stock of trout, 

 that they have taken to visiting him with any regularity. He 

 does not know where they come from, nor where they breed; 

 certainly not at Charlton. 



n. Corsham. Lord Methuen writes me word that, though 

 Herons are often seen at Corsham Court, they all come from 

 Bo wood, the distance being not much more than five miles as 

 the crow flies. He has never heard of any Herons' nests nearer 

 Corsham than Bowood. 



o. Burderop. I learn from Mr. Calley that though Burderop 

 is frequently visited by stray Herons, and he is not sure whence 

 they come, there are no nests in the immediate neighbourhood. 

 He has no doubt, however, that if unmolested they would nest at 

 Coate Reservoir, at the end of Burderop Wood. 



p. Rodbourne. Sir R. H. Pollen is sure there is no colony of 

 Herons at or near Rodbourne, though one or two may be occa- 

 sionally seen near the river there. 



q. Ramsbury. Sir F. Burdett says his Kennet water is occa- 

 sionally visited by Herons, but not many are seen there. He 

 does not know where they come from, and has never heard of 

 any colony near Ramsbury. 



r. Ninety. The Rev. W. Butt writes me word that it is the 

 rarest thing with him to see a Heron in that district, though ho 

 is frequently wandering along the banks of the Swill. They are, 

 however, common three or four miles off, visiting the so-called 

 Thames. 



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