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occurrence in nearly every adjoining county there can be little 
doubt that the Dormouse is to be found there. 
In Brerxsutre the Rev. H. A. Macpherson informs me that 
about Reading, according to Mr. Aplin, it is quite common; and 
in North OxrorpsHirE he (Mr. Aplin) has had more than one 
report from good observers of its occurrence. Mr. John Worley, 
writing in ‘ The Field, says “the Dormouse is to be found in 
the forest of Wychwood, Oxfordshire,” and another correspondent, 
J. B. R., in ‘ The Field’ of April 19th, 1884, writes :—‘‘ Dormice 
are not at all uncommon about Henley-on-Thames. A boy who 
used to live at Nettlebed (a village five or six miles distant) and 
come to school every day, has brought in scores. This is no 
exaggeration.” 
Mr. J. Fletcher Woods, of Newmarket, writes :—‘In 1856 I 
found several in the parish of Woburn, Bens, and in that and the 
following year I took several in the parishes of Great Brickhill 
and Bow Brickhill, both in Bucks, whilst only as late as last year 
(1883) I found one in its nest in the Devil’s Ditch, in CAMBRIDGE- 
SHIRE, within a mile and three-quarters of Newmarket. They 
were by no means rare in those parts of Beds and Bucks from 
whence I got my specimens, during the time named.” Mr.F.H. .- 
Parrott, of Aylesbury, states (April 19th, 1884) that “ Dormice 
occur in the beech woods on the Chiltern Hills in Buckingham- 
shire, and are locally known by the name of ‘ Sleepers.’ ” 
No reports are forthcoming from MrppiEsex, though this 
animal has been observed in every adjacent county. It may be 
as well to state here that this being merely a summary of the 
evidence published in ‘The Field,’ supplemented by some 
additional information supplied by various naturalists, I have 
consulted no county lists, having in fact no convenience or leisure 
for doing so; though doubtless, by that means, aided by an 
examination of local collections, a better idea of the distribution 
of this interesting little rodent might be attained. 
In HerrrorpsuirE the Rev. H. A. Macpherson informs me 
that it was very plentiful a few years ago, and in all probability it 
is so still. 
As regards Essex, Dr. H. Laver, of Colchester, writes me 
that the Dormouse is found distributed over nearly the whole of 
the county, and in some parts very abundantly; but he is not 
sure that it extends to the Stour, which river apparently forms a 
