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records, unearthed a decade later, are corroborated by their 

 earlier notes, often obtained from entirely independent and 

 different sources of information. 



In addition to these notes, I have had a number of interesting 

 observations sent to me from both old and new correspondents, 

 and have had the opportunity of examining a small but choice 

 collection belonging to Mr. Barnard Hankey, of Fetcham Park, 

 and these notes I have embodied in the present paper. 



I might also add that, during 1901, I contributed a concise 

 list of Surrey Birds to Dent's County Guide to Surrey, and a 

 local list to Gordon Home's little work on 'Epsom.' 



It may further be of interest to note that the protection 

 afforded to birds in Surrey has been considerably increased by 

 the repeal of the order of the Secretary of State for the Home 

 Department, dated the 7th of March, 1896, and the substitution 

 of another order dated the 27th of November, 1900. The 

 alteration in this order is the inclusion of the following pro- 

 vision : — 



"Section 4. — From the 1st of September to the 31st of 

 January (both days inclusive), the killing or taking of any ivild 

 bird on Sunday is prohibited throughout the County of Surrey, 

 except in the parishes of Little Bookham, Buckland, Burstow, 

 Chessington, Chobham, Cobham, Elstead, Farnham, Puttenham, 

 Reigate, Stoke-next-Guildford, Wallington, and Walton-on- 

 Thames." 



This for obvious reasons is an excellent addition to protection, 

 which might, however, have been extended to the whole of the 

 county without the exception of any areas ; but, at the same time, 

 some few species might with advantage be deprived of the benefits 

 of this clause, such as the House-Sparrow. 



Through the kindness of Mr. Reginald Haines, of Upping- 

 ham, I have had the opportunity of looking through a number of 

 letters on ornithology, written by that veteran naturalist, Mr. 

 Waring Kidd, of Godalming, in the sixties. They contain much 

 " Selborne-like " philosophy, but, as was only to be expected, the 

 most interesting letter is not forthcoming. In a letter dated 

 December, 1868, he writes : — " I must leave the account I could 

 give you of our winter visitors for another opportunity ; they are 

 almost as interesting to me as the others. Also of the occasional 



