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Smew from Wallington, recorded by Mr. A. H. Smee in the 

 'Zoologist,' 1871, p. 2487, and the Sclavonian Grebe, recorded 

 by the same gentleman in the 'Zoologist,' 1870, p. 2106. 



Amongst other of the more interesting species, Mr. Smee 

 notices the Water-Rail, the Jack Snipe, the Common and the 

 Green Sandpiper, the Quail, Hooded Crow, Magpie, Wood-Lark, 

 Grey Wagtail, Grasshopper- Warbler, and the overhead passage 

 of Geese, Whimbrels, and Curlews. 



He also says : — " A bird supposed to be a Crane {Grus 

 cinerea) appeared in the park every evening for fifteen or sixteen 

 days in Feb. 1871, but it was never absolutely authenticated" 

 (p. 530). 



This is a pity, as it would have added another name to the 

 county list. Mr. Smee also speaks of the Rock Dove, though 

 only in a quasi-feral state. On the whole, this publication may 

 be regarded as distinctly useful. 



A recent publication, entitled 'Farnham and its Surroundings,' 

 by Gordon Home (London, 1900), contains a chapter upon the 

 Birds and Reptiles of the neighbourhood, compiled by Mr. Bryan 

 Hook; but, although it is a good list of birds which is given, it 

 is unnecessary for me to dwell upon it, as Mr. Hook favoured me 

 with his personal notes in the preparation of my book. I think 

 all the rarer species mentioned by him in this list have been 

 referred to in my text. 



I have also, through the kindness of my deeply lamented 

 friend, Mr. Philip Crowley, of Waddon, had the opportunity of 

 making a very close examination of his magnificent collection of 

 eggs, which is very rich in " clutches " of rare Surrey birds, 

 mostly taken in the 'sixties near Farnham, when Mr. Crowley 

 was then at Alton. In those days there must have been a wealth 

 of bird-life on those western moors of quite an astonishing 

 character, as Mr. Crowley's cabinets show. 



I have been very carefully through the Epsom College Natural 

 History Club Reports, and have also been favoured with a copy 

 of the Proceedings and Lists of the Wellington College Natural 

 Science Society. Both these journals contain extremely useful 

 information. 



The following are the chief notes of importance which I have 

 received since publication. 



