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THE BIRDS OF HAMPSHIRE. 
Mr. Harting kindly called our attention to the following, 
in Daniels' " Rural Sports," suppl. p. 574 : — " In July, 1806, 
two gentleman's servants observed near Ringwood Forest 
a large puttock-hawk suddenly pitch from the air among 
some furze, and not seeing him rise again, were led by 
curiosity to examine what kind of prey he had caught, and 
which was a young bustard weighing nearly seven pounds." 
Probably one of the last of this race of indigenous 
bustards was that mentioned by Wise,^ which " was seen, 
about twenty-five years ago, by one of the Forest keepers, 
near Eyeworth Wood ; but, though on horseback, he could 
not overtake the bird, which ran across Butt's Plain, aiding 
itself by flapping its wings." 
More 2 included the County of Hampshire in the breed- 
ing range of this species. 
Mr. Johnson, proprietor of the " Hampshire Chronicle," 
kindly sent us the following record of a straggler of this 
species from the Continent — Mr. J. Bourne, of Ampfield 
House, Romsey, wrote to the " Field " on January loth, 
1 891 — " On taking up our positions on the edge of a Kohl 
rabi field on January 2nd, for driven partridges, we were 
surprised to see what appeared to be a wild goose rise 
from the centre of it, and fly in the opposite direction 
very slowly. About half an hour later the same bird 
came over my stand, about twenty yards up, affording 
an easy shot, and was bagged. I found it to be a female 
bustard. It weighed 10 lb., measuring 5 feet from tip to tip 
of wing, and was in good plumage." 
During the winter of 1890-91 no less than seven bustards, 
all females, were procured in various parts of England. 
» "New Forest." 1862. 
"Distribution of Birds in Great Britain During the Nesting Season." 
• "Ibis," 1865. 
