No. 103. Vol. IX. 
July, 1898. 
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CONTENTS 
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SELBORNIANA. Annual Report for 1897. — 
Wolmer Forest. — Osprey Plumes to be 
abolished in the Army. — Conference on 
Preservation. — Hampstead Heath. — Big 
Game in Africa .. .. .. .. .. 121 
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“ANOTHER PETITION FOR OUR CAGED BIRDS.” By Lover of Liberty 128 
WITH THE BLACK-HEADED GULLS IN CUMBERLAND .. .. 129 
THE DESTRUCTION OF WILD BIRDS EGGS. By W. B. Gerish .. 131 
REVIEWS AND EXCHANGES 132 
NATURAL HISTORY NOTES AND QUERIES. Cream Squirrel.— A 
Time-limit for the Origin of a Race. — Ring-doves. — A Gun instead of a 
Field-Glass. — Birds and Bicycles. — Is the Blackbird Imitative? — Exter- 
mination of Rare Birds. — Earwig and Worm 
NEWS FROM THE BRANCHES. Abinger and Shere.— Bath Branch 
Annual Meeting. — Clapton. — Croydon .. .. .. .. .. .. 139 
SELBORNE SOCIETY NOTICES 139 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 140 
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS 140 
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