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The Naturalists' Chronicle, No. 19, July, 1896. Albert H. Waters, Editor. 



Ornithologische Monatsberichte, Vol. iv., No. 8., August, 1896. Prof. Dr. 

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The Naturalist, No. 253, August, 1896. W. Denison Roebuck, Editor. 



The Naturalists' 1 Journal, No. 50, August, 1896. S. L. Mosley, Editor. 



Nature Notes, No. 80, August 1896. London : John Bale & Sons. 



The Irish Naturalist, Vol. v., No. 8, August, 1896. Dublin : Eason and 

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TheNidologist, Vol. iii., Nos. 10 and 11, June and July, 1896. H. R. Taylor, 

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Ornithologisches Jahrbuch, Vol. vii., No. 4, July — August, 1896. V. R. von 

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The Animals' Guardian, No. 68, May, 1896. London : 32, Sackville 

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Carlisle. — The Editor acknowledges with thanks lists of local bird 

 names, many of which are interesting and acceptable. 



J. W., Calne. —Your theory of the origin of the name " Gor Crow " is 

 ingenious, but we prefer our own explanation ("p. 118). We imagine that in 

 most counties a farm labourer would say gor (or gaw) for caw, as yours did, 

 but in etymology similarity of pronunciation does not indicate similarity of 

 derivation. 



W. M. (Junr.), Birkenhead. — The present price of the Ornithologist 

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 The proposed Field Ornithologists' Society will not be formed at 

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