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rockdove, quail, oystercatcher, woodcock, snipe, dunlin, green 

 sandpiper, lesser black-backed gull, greater black-backed gull, 

 razorbill, and common guillemot. III. The Wild Birds Protec- 

 tion Act, 1880, will now apply within the county of Devon to the 

 bearded titmouse, nuthatch, Richard's pipit, water pipit, mealy 

 redpoll, lesser redpoll, snow bunting, nutcracker, buzzard, honey 

 buzzard, hobby, merlin, kestrel, and osprey, as if these species 

 were included in the schedule to that Act. Cormorants and shags 

 are exempted within the limits of the river Exe. 



Dumfriessbtre. — By an order made in May, 1895, the taking 

 or destroying eggs of the following birds is prohibited throughout 

 the entire county of Dumfries for a period of one year from the 

 first day of June, 1895, viz. : Buzzard, goldfinch, great crested 

 grebe, common gull, black-headed gull, kingfisher, kestrel, barn 

 owl, tawny owl, long-eared owl, short-eared owl, oystercatcher, 

 ringed plover, pochard, sheld-duck, shoveller, great spotted wood- 

 pecker, crossbill, dipper, siskin, skylark, tufted duck, osprey, 

 nightjar, chough, quail. The Wild Birds Protection Act, 1880, 

 within the county of Dumfries will now apply to the following 

 birds as if they had been included in the Schedule to that Act, 

 viz. : Buzzard, kestrel, crossbill, dipper, siskin, tufted duck, 

 osprey, and quail. 



Durham. — The close time has been varied so as to extend 

 from March 1 to Aug. 31. 



Essex. — The close time has been varied so as to extend from 

 March 15 to Aug. 1 for curlew, dunbird, god wit, oxbird, snipe, 

 wigeon, wild goose, and woodcock, but is unchanged for other 

 birds. 



Glamorganshire. — By an order dated March 12, 1895, the 

 taking or destroying of the eggs of the kingfisher and goldfinch 

 is prohibited in any part of the county of Glamorgan. 



Hampshire (see Southampton). 



Hertfordshire. — The close time has been varied so as to 

 extend from Feb. 1 to Aug. 31. 



Huntingdonshire. — By an order dated June 25, 1895 : I. 

 The Wild Birds Protection Act of 1880 will now apply to the 

 linnet, nuthatch, and swallow, as if those species were included 

 in the schedule to that Act. II. The taking or destroying eggs 

 of the kingfisher, nightingale, nuthatch, owl, wild duck, and wood- 

 pecker is prohibited within the whole of the county. The close 

 time has been varied so as to extend from March 15 to Aug. 31, 

 and applies to the Isle of Ely. 



Kent. — By an order dated March 11, 1896, the taking or 

 destroying of wild birds' eggs is prohibited within the following 

 areas in the county of Kent for the space of two years from 

 March 20, 1896 : — (1) So much of the Isle of Sheppey (including 

 therein Elmley Island) as lies south of the road running from 



