No. 88. VoL. Vlll. 
Apkii., 1897. 
Mature 12otes. 
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the; MAGftZiKE of the 
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“THE. FIELD CluV 
EO)TED 
JAMES BRITTEN, F.L.S 
CONTENTS 
THE NEW FOREST IN SPRINGTIME 
By C. M. Duppa. 
A LAST LOOK 
By Fred. W. Ashley. 
NATURE POETRY. By W. J. C. Miller 
THE FLOWERING ALMOND. By Mrs. Fuller Maitland 
RED UEEK. by O. V. Aplin .. 
TO LONDON’S HEART. By Canon Rawnsley 
SHORT NOTICES OF BOOKS 
SELBORNIANA. Fined for Killing a Kingfisher. — Hampstead Heath. — 
A Substitute for “ Aigrettes.”— The Extermination of the Golden Eagle. — 
How to Encourage Birds. — A Plea for the Robin. — Highgate Woods 
NATURAL HISTORY NOTES AND QUERIES. The Barn Owl in 
Captivity. — What would he do with it? — “A Trio of Vocalists.” — Great 
Northern Diver. — Curious Habit of a Mocking Bird 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 
SELBORNE SOCIETY NOTICES 
XonOoll — ^JOHN BALE, SONS & DANIELSSON, Ltd., Gt. Titchfield St., W. 
CitB SgCllt— ELLIOT STOCK, 62, Paternoster Row, E.C. 
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