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Although no mean authority upon geology and other 
subjects, Lord Lilford was primarily, and by choice, devoted 
to ornithology. Lilford had, indeed, for long been the home 
of one of the finest collections of living birds in this country, 
the raptorial birds in particular being extremely well repre- 
sented. An account will be found in The Lilford Vivaria ; 
Lilford Hall (London: 1896). Lord Lilford also possessed 
a fine collection of stuffed British birds, but he only collected 
living examples of foreign species. 
Although he had for a long period made Lilford Hall his 
home, he also owned an extensive property near Preston, 
in Lancashire, while he inherited respectively from his aunt, 
the last Lady Holland, and his brother, the Hon. Leopold 
Fox-Powys, the lands of the Fox family in Wiltshire, and the 
historic home of Charles James Fox, St. Anne’s Hill, Chertsey. 
He was fond of travelling, and was able to indulge in this pur- 
suit to a limited extent after he became an invalid ; he never 
took a conspicuous part in public affairs. Although he had 
been ailing, the end came unexpectedly on June 17, 1896, 
with a sudden attack of syncope, and on the 20th he was 
buried at Achurch, near Lilford Hal], amid widespread and 
general mourning. He was twice married, and was succeeded 
by his son, the Hon. J. Powys, now fifth Baron Lilford. 1 
1880. Rough Rotes on Collection of Northants. Birds. (Midland Nat. 
iii. pp. 163-6.) 
Notes on the Birds of Northamptonshire. [1880.] 
Collation — 1 vol. 8vo. Privately printed. Extends down to 
Ring Ousel, p. 59. Forms part of the vol. next mentioned. 
1880-83. Notes on the Birds of Northamptonshire. Reprinted from 
Jour. Northants. Nat. Hist. Soc., 1880-83. Yol. I. (all pub- 
lished). Privately printed : 1883. 
Collation — 1 vol. 8vo, pp. 185, extends as far as Wryneck. 
For continuation see below. 
1880-93. Notes on the Birds of Northamptonshire. (Jour. Northants. 
Nat. Hist. Soc. i. pp. 4-10, 28-39, 74-83, 132-41, 207-14, 262-70 ; 
ii. pp. 4-12, 41-9, 100-105, 132-40, 177-87, 335-46 ; iii. pp. 225-34, 
265-75 ; iv. pp. 191-201 ; v. pp. 41-53, 85-93, 131-41, 161-71, 
1 For a fuller biography see Lord Lilford ... A Memoir by his Sister. London 
(Smith, Elder & Co.) : 1900. 1 vol. 8vo. 
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