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ways, have not been surpassed, or indeed equalled, 

 by those of any other nation. For this painstaking 

 and sympathetic study of birds in the field, as distinct 

 from the work of the museum or closet-naturalist, 

 may almost be called a speciality of the Anglo-Saxon 

 race, including in that term its transatlantic off-shoot, 

 and is merely one manifestation of that kindly tolerance 

 and friendly intimacy with animated things which 

 characterizes the Teutonic spirit at its best, and which 

 is noticeably lacking amongst the Latin peoples. A 

 hopeful sign of the times to the well-wishers of our native 

 fauna is that this, spirit steadily broadens and deepens. 

 Whether it is that the destructive spirit derived from 

 savage ancestors asserts itself less strongly in each 

 succeeding generation, or that sport necessarily becomes 

 increasingly the pastime of the few, certain it is that 

 the tendency of the naturalist nowadays is to take 

 the field armed with binoculars or camera, rather than 

 with breech-loader — a state of things which would 

 have rejoiced the heart of White, and which, to the 

 birds themselves, must seem to bring the millennium 

 notably nearer. 



CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER. 



Nov. 1st. — Bullfinches more numerous in the lanes. 



„ 2nd. — Ring Ouzel last noted. 



„ 3rd. — Chaffinch still sings. 



„ 4th. — Migratory party of Pied Wagtails seen. 



