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Grounds, a wedge of land between the Gardens 

 and Old Deer Park, a wilderness and perfect 

 sanctuary for all wild creatures. In this green 

 wooded spot and the adjoining gardens the 

 following species have bred annually : missel- 

 thrush, throstle, blackbird, redstart, robin, 

 nightingale, whitethroat, lesser whitethroat, 

 blackcap, garden - warbler, chiffchaff, willow - 

 wren, wood-wren, sedge-warbler, dunnock, wren, 

 great, coal, blue, and long-tailed tits, nuthatch, 

 tree-creeper, pied wagtail, tree-pipit, spotted 

 flycatcher, swallow, house -martin, greenfinch, 

 common sparrow, chafiinch, starling, jay, crow, 

 swift, green and lesser woodpecker, wryneck, 

 cuckoo, pheasant, partridge, wood- pigeon, moor- 

 hen, dabchick — in all forty-three species. Be- 

 sides these there is good reason to believe that 

 the following six species have been breeders in the 

 Queen's grounds during recent years : goldcrest, 

 marsh tit, goldfinch, hawfinch, bullfinch, and 

 magpie. 



This list will prove useful to London natural- 

 ists in the near future, as many changes in the 

 bird life of Kew may shortly be looked for. 

 With the opening of the Queen's grounds the 

 partridge and pheasant will cease to breed there ; 



