time about the same locality as that in which the bird 

 above referred to was killed, and that an empty nest, 

 supposed to have been built by these Hawks, was 

 discovered by Sir Robert's gamekeeper. In November 

 1888 the present Lord Kesteven was good enough, at 

 my request, to make further inquiry into this matter, 

 with the following result : — Firstly, a letter signed 

 "Frank Sheffield," to the effect that "A Gos-Hawk was 

 killed some 25 years ago, in the spring, on Sir Robert 

 Sheffield's property by the head-keeper. A pair of 

 Gos-Hawks frequented a large larcli-plantation for some 

 time, and the specimen shot, and stuffed by Leadbeater, 

 was the female ; a large nest was found near the place, 

 and the male, though seen for a day or two following 

 (the death of his mate), did not remain. The specimen 

 is still at Normanby Park. Secondly, a letter addressed 

 to Lord Kesteven by Mr. J. C. Sheffield, who, enclosing 

 the letter just quoted from his brother, adds, " I also 

 wrote to the gamekeeper at Normanby for information ; 

 he says, ' My father shot the Gos-Hawk, but I cannot 

 tell you the year, I i-emember it was the day before a 

 Good Friday ; there was another about at the time, but 

 they could not get it, and some little time afterward we 

 found the nest they had built in the Warren plantation, 

 about 20 yards from where my father shot the bird at 

 roost in a larch-tree.' " This statement is unsigned, but ' 

 Mr. J. Sheffield, in the same letter to Lord Kesteven, 

 enclosed a note, dated Burton-on-Stather, Doncaster, 

 November 15, 1888, which runs thus : — " Hon*^ Sir, The 

 Gos-Hawk was killed March 27, 18G4. I am. Sir, your 

 ob' servant, Jas. Coclthurst, Jan." I do not think 



