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INTRODUCTION. 
south by a line drawn through Odiham, Basingstoke, and 
Kingsclere. 
The Central Hill district comprises the rest of the 
county, and, being large, might perhaps be sub-divided, 
but we do not think this necessary, as the general character 
of the whole district is homogeneous, and we agree with 
Dr. Sclater that the narrow strip of greensand, lying to the 
east of the Central Hill district, does not require separate 
consideration. 
For further information about the general features of 
the county we would refer the reader to the Hants and 
Dorset Court Guide and County Blue Book, published by 
Deacon & Co. (1897). 
BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
The following authorities have been consulted, and 
copious extracts have been made from many of them : — 
Birds of Dorsetshire, by J. C. Mansell-Pleydell. 
Birds of the Isle of Wight, by More (in Venables' 
New Guide to the Isle of Wight, i860). 
Birds of the Selborne District (in the Natural History 
and Antiquities of Selborne, edited by Thomas 
Bell. Vol. II., pp. 363-366. 187;). 
Birds of Tennyson, by Watkin Watkins. 
Birds of Wiltshire, by the Rev. A. C. Smith. 1887. 
Book of Duck Decoys, by Sir R. Payne-Gallwey. 
British Birds, by Yarrell, 4th Edition. 1871-1885. 
Catalogue of the Birds and Animals in Hart's Museum, 
Christchurch, by E. Hart. 1894. 
Charm of Birds, by Charles Kingsley (in " Prose 
Idylls 
