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of residents and rare visitors in any part of the county, and 
in fact for any information coming within the scope of the 
subject. 
In ‘ The Zoologist’ for 1872 Mr. J. E. Harting has included 
amongst the Yorkshire heronries, ‘‘Browsholme Hall, near 
Clitheroe, in the West Riding (Mr. Parker). At that date this 
heronry was not in existence, having been deserted for some 
time, but I am glad to say that it has been rehabilitated, and 
that there is every prospect now of its continuance. The birds 
have chosen a clump of very fine old spruce trees on the Pilling- 
Taylor estate, just on the opposite side of the road to that of 
Browsholme, and on the Yorkshire side of the Hodder, about a 
mile from the river. Mr. Parker is, however, taking great 
interest in their welfare, and the thanks of all naturalists are due 
to him and to Col. Hargreaves, who has the game-right, for pre- 
serving from molestation the breeding-place of this interesting 
species. The Herons first made their appearance in 1877, and 
on the 31st March in that year a nest of five eggs was seen by 
Altham. Since then they have been under constant observation 
by myself and him, and perhaps the following notes may be 
acceptable. 
A nest which, on the 8th April, 1877, had four eggs, a few 
days sat, and two of which we left, had on April 22nd one of 
these eggs just chipped by the young inside. On April 29th 
there was only one young one newly born, and it would appear 
as if the one preparing to emerge on the 22nd had died, and been 
got rid of somehow. 
Another nest, on remy 8th, had five eggs, a few days sat ; 
three were left, and on the 22nd we found two young gust 
hatched, one of which I took. On April 29th I took the second 
young one, now a week old; the remaining egg was only just 
hatched, the legs of the young bird being entirely flesh-coloured. 
The soft parts of the young are coloured as follows :—Imme- 
diately after birth the irides are a very light yellow, the upper 
mandible black, with a white spot at the point, the lower a pale 
yellowish horn-colour and black-edged; the throat outside of a 
pinky flesh-colour, and the gape a bright pink; legs and feet 
lead-colour in front, yellowish behind; claws horny. At one and 
two weeks the gape was not as brightly coloured, the throat out- 
side being olive-green; the legs and feet were of a decided olive- 
