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Correspondence. 
'"the gr;iin. (liiis ildinji an I'lioi'iiioiin aniouiit ol (lainagc — they arr grand 
" eating, liki' a plump hall-grown ioosli:r ; wlicn shooiing, il' you 
" siic.t("i'(l in wounding one or (wo they scroei-li oul , ami llu' whole 
" flock ki'i p circling low above your hi'ad and can be sliol in gicat 
"numbers. Thi'V mst in llic h(dlo\\ linib.< ol' great trees; wc would 
"hit the trunk with tlic li;ick ol' an axe, Ihi'U place our ear (dose to 
"the tree, ami if it contains ;in\- large young, you will hear a noi.se like? 
" the Scotch bagjiipcs in (he distance. Yes, luans' a day I have had 
"trapping, i'roui the Coi'kaluos down to the liltic Honey-eater and 
'' Sydne\- ^^"axbills ; the latter, liki" (he Diamouil Spari'ow, build a 
" bottle -shajjed nest, aliout fivi' or six feel from the gro\ind. We 
'■ place a noose over (In: neck of (-lu' nest and let the string hangi 
down, then in (he evening when both birds are in.side quietly approach 
"and ]iull the siiiiie, i hen the tree (|uick or they will make a hole 
"in the side and escape. \\'hcn breeding is over they go in iloeks ; 
then we use the nets. On several occasions the club has been out 
"for a da\-'s trapping ami graiul sport we have had. I woTild like 
"you to go with me for a da\ , that is, it' the we.-itlu'r w .as not too 
"hot — the last time 1 was out i(hc day 1 cjiuglit the \\'ood Swallows) 
"it was 108 degrees in the sha.de and a. h(d dr\- wiinl lilowing.' 
The abo\ c aide dates the extract which .-i hm! in Ma rch 
Bird Xolrs. and I hoj.e niav prove of in(cres(. ii. COLTON . 
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Errata 
Page 54, line 26. aflci- in," add 
Page B.-5, line .'?4, al'lei' ([('■iiiiniikhii'," add o/ pwieyitN. 
Page 70, line 15. I'or " eiiilii^hlenrd " i-cad oilifihl cncd. 
Page 71). line h, Tuf " c; icciid "' I'ead (Irccii. 
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Post Mortem Reports. 
Vide h'lilcs, Sir pn'Ji II. of covir. 
Tri Paiikak . (The Jlon. Mrs. llouidii'. 7."), (Jlouecsicr I'lac^, 
W.). The cause of ileadi w .as .MMac \(dlow a(ro]]li\- ol' liver, due to 
bacteria . 
(iori.DIW T-"lMii ( 1. ( ,) . ('urrie. Kdinbureh ' . Died from 
pwunuuiia and t'nleritis. 
SPKCKJiiai Co.silii: .\.M) Piri'v',^ ('(imi;i:. (Win. .Shore iiaily, 
Boy«!rs House, A\estbur\. Wdls;. The cau.se of dc.itli was pneumonia. 
The Bex of both was fenitdo . 
(.'nn/iiuie I mi .7/ //(..;/•/ [I'nil: I'upfy). 
