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THE BIRDS OF HAMPSHIRE, 
and every now and then going up a little higher in 
the air, but quickly coming down close over the cover." 
In 1856, Mr. P. W. West recorded a specimen from 
Horndean.^ 
In Mr. Rake's collection are two eggs taken in 
June, 1864, and the note in his catalogue tells us that 
they were much incubated, the female was shot from this 
nest at Linwood, in the New Forest, by W. Deacon. 
Another nest was found near Ashley Lodge, in July, 1863, 
two addled eggs remaining after one young bird had fled, 
the two old birds were killed by Mr. Bumstead, and 
afterwards preserved by Mr. Haydon. It is noteworthy 
that Mr. Rake calls this specimen the " common harrier " 
in his MS. 
The Hart collection contains a male, dated 1867 ; 
a pair with nest and eggs, dated June 30th, 1874; and 
a female, dated 1877. 
One was procured near Micheldever, in November, 
1884. 
A female was shot at Crabbe Wood, near Winchester, 
in 1889, by Mr. E. Sparey, and is now in the Winchester 
College collection. 
Mr. Chalkley reports one shot at Moody's Down, near 
Andover, in February, 1 890 ; and a young male was 
procured at Titchborne on April 29th, 1892.2 
Mr. W. H. Turle found a nest with eggs in the 
New Forest on June 12th, 1893, belonging to what was 
then supposed to be the only resident pair there ; but 
Mr. Corbin reports a pair being unfortunately killed in 
the same month, on the opposite side of the Forest.^ Mr. 
Chalkley received one from Basingstoke in the following 
* "Naturalist." 1856. " Zoologist." 1893. 
3 "Zoologist." November, 1893. 
