the naturalists’ journal. 
the birds. We also had a black-winged one brought to us alive 
that had been winged and caught at Sandford, Cheltenham, and 
also one killed at Sherborn and preserved for Mr. Plun, of 
Northleach. We had a grand specimen of the swallow-tailed 
kite alive which we sold to Morris Montague Esq., of Birmingham. 
Coming to the buzzards, we have hadthree t rough-legged buzzards, 
two killed in Earl Bathurst’s park, Cirencester, and one at Sydney, 
Glos. We have had manv honey buzzards from Coleford, for 
four years we had one each year; also one from Birdlip, two from 
Farmington, four from Wiltshire, and three from Wales. The 
common buzzard has been very numerous, we having had a great 
many, killed in all parts of the county. Goshawks have been 
far from common in Gloucestershire, we have only had four, two 
killed in Earl Bathurst’s park, Cirencester, by the keepers, one 
near Greenock, and one at Farmington, by a keeper. 
As regards the harriers, we have received one marsh harrier that 
was killed in the Ham at Gloucester, one from Charlton Park, 
near Cheltenham, several from Ireland, and one from Wales. 
Of hen harriers, one was killed by Mr. Barnett, of Stroud, some 
years ago, and another in Charlton Park, near Cheltenham ; we 
have also had several from Ireland and Scotland ; about eighteen 
in all, but only three were males. Montagu’s harrier we have 
found to be scarce and have only had three, one killed just below 
Gloucester, one from Northleach, and one out of Wiltshire. The 
orange-legged hobby we find the rarest of all the hawks with us. 
We have only had one, a very fine specimen, killed by Mr. Kitten, 
steward to—Elwis, esq.,Coulesborn Park, Glos. The common hobby 
we have received a great number of, also merlins, kestrels, and 
sparrow-hawks. 
Cheltenham. G. j. white. 
(To be continued.) 
THE PRACTICAL NATURALIST. 
SPIDERS: THEIR COLLECTION & PRESERVATION. 
By H. Durrant. 
It is undeniable that spiders do really give one a creepy feeling, 
especially some of the Theridiidae and Epeiridae, and so I warn 
any reader of the fair sex who may be lurking hereabouts to take 
her departure, for we are going to talk about all sorts of dreadful 
things connected with them. 
Speaking to my more rational * congregation I should like to 
* This is rather hard ! Mr. Durrant will get himself disliked if he makes such 
remarks, —Editor, 
