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INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS. 
and the picture of the hybrid pheasant by Elmer, which we 
learn from Mr. Bennet are still preserved in his former habita- 
white's sun-dial. 
tion, few personal relics remain. His worth was not known until 
he had himself passed away, but his friends and relations may 
rejoice that in the simple annals of Selborne he has left a far 
more imperishable memorial than any that could have been 
erected by his most attached friends or well wishers. 
white's tombstone in churchyard. 
