he knew of no less than eight broods in a long fir-plantation in Surrey being destroyed by an ignorant landowner. Mr. H.B.P. Long tells me he has often seen it in the Bagshot Woods (in lit.).
Bittern (B. stellaris).—Mr. Crowley had a fine male killed on Jan. 17th, 1891, at Beddington corner. This was a great year for this species in Surrey.
Shoveler (S. clypeata).—Mr. R.W. Webb tells me it has been seen on his pond at Milford House. This corroborates Mr. S.A. Davies's account. Mr. Webb also informs me that, as he never allows a gun to be fired on his lake, the Duck and Teal congregate there in large numbers in winter, and occasionally the rarer Ducks pay it a visit (in lit.). It is only about eight acres in extent.
Teal (Q. crecca).—I have notes of a nest last year in the county. It is unnecessary to give the locality. Mr. Crowley had many clutches from the Churt district.
Wigeon (M. penelope).—Seen, though rarely, on Milford House pond (R.W. Webb, in lit.).
Pochard (F.ferina).—The most common of the rarer Ducks on Milford House pond (R.W. Webb, in lit.).
Tufted Duck (F. cristata).—Often occurs on Milford House pond (G. Webb, in lit.).
Golden-eye (C. glaucion).—More than once seen on Milford House pond (R.W. Webb, in lit.). Mr. Bryan Hook has one from Frensham pond ('Farnham and its Surroundings,' p. 115).
Black Grouse (T. tetrix).—It nested prior to and in the 'sixties on the moors round Frensham. Mr. Crowley had three local clutches, all still in his possession up to the time of his death. One of six eggs taken by his collector Piercey in May, 1862, at Churt; a second of six taken by the same man in the same month in the same place in the following year; and a third of nine taken at Hindhead by Smither, of Churt, in May of 1866. These are all splendid clutches, in perfect condition, and, as far as I am aware, are the only Surrey eggs in existence.
I have a note of a pair of birds shot some time ago on Frimley Ridges, which are preserved at Frimley Manor House (Rev. W. Basset, in lit.).
Mr. R.W. Webb, of Milford House, Godalming, about the
