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BRITISH ORNITHOLOGY 
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In the preface to Notes on the Birds of Kent , the authors 
state that “ the present work is founded on the material 
brought together in connection with a certain area in Kent, 
but in that limited portion of the county it was noticed that 
the avifauna would scarcely be of sufficient importance for 
even a small work . . . therefore it was carefully considered 
and found advisable to take in the whole of the county. It 
was also thought desirable to collect all the material hitherto 
written.” The result is a county avifauna of considerable 
extent and completeness, 320 of the species on the British 
list being included for the county. The nomenclature and 
classification of the B.O.U. List (1883) has been followed. 
1903. Woodcock breeding in Kent. ( Zoologist , pp. 193-4.) 
1907. [With C. W. Shepherd and E. Bartlett.] Notes on the Birds of 
Kent. London (Porter) : 1907. 
Collation — 1 vol. 8vo, pp. xix + pp. 465, with front., 8 col. pi. and 
map. (Pub. 20s. net.) 
Barber (Samuel), viv. ? 
The undermentioned work contains some ornithological 
matter of interest, reference being made to the Common 
Buzzard, Heron, etc., as well as to the former occurrence of 
the Raven, while a number of other species are also mentioned. 
1892. Beneath Helvellyn’s Shade. Notes and Sketches in the Valley of 
Wythburn. London (E. Stock) : 1892. 
Collation — 1 vol. sm. 8vo, pp. x + pp. 166. 
Birds at pp. 50-53 and various other references. 
Barlow (Francis), 1626 (?)-1702 
Barlow, painter and engraver, was born in Lincolnshire 
about 1626, and was a pupil of William Shepherd, a portrait 
painter. He is said to have occasionally painted landscapes, 
but is better known as an animal painter. He drew birds 
and other subjects with great spirit and accuracy ; his 
colouring, however, was not considered equal to his drawing. 
Barlow is stated to have painted with birds the ceilings of 
many country houses, and he also designed upwards of a 
