SINCE the publication of our first edition of this work, in the autumn of 1875, there has appeared in tho Transactions of the Norfolk nnd Norwich Naturalists Society a series of ten recently discovered lettors from Gilbert Whito to Robert Marsham, with the co respondingre plies. Tho extreme intorcst which attaches to these new letters, and t, he fact of their having been edited for the Society by Hr. Hating has enabled us to reprint them in an appendix to our prosont edition, and thus lay before the reader in one volume all that ha8 hitherto corn0 to light from the pen of the historian of Selborne. Those who desiro to possess Marshams replies to these lottors, inust bo referred to the volume of the Societys Transactiou for 1875-76, in which the ontiro corre spondence is published. CONTENTS. PAGE ETTERS TO Taoms PENNAN E T S, Q UIRE l LETTER T S O THE HONOUBAB Q L A E IX ES BARRINGTON . . 136 OBSERVATIONS ON VARIOUS PARTS OF KATIIRE. QUADRUPEDS, . 317 BIRDS . . 319 IXSECT AN S D VEB IE . S 341 VEGETABLE, S . 355 ETEOROLOGICAL O BSEEVATIOY . S 363 SUMMAR O Y F T W E E ATHEI. ., 367 A NATURALISTS CALENDAR. A COXPARATXV V E IEW OF VEITES AND RGWICIIS TIIE ANTIQUITIES OF SELBORKE. LETTER, . 405 THE I ITATI T O O N SE LBORNE . SELBORN H E A YGER A . Winter Piece. To tho Miss . . Batties . ON THE DARK S, TILL D, XT, W ABUW EATHER OC, C S OR ally happening in the Winter months . APPENDIX. Ten Letter8 from the Rov. Gilbert White to Robert Marsham, F. R. S., 1790-1793 . INDEX . PAGE 517 THE HERMITAGE. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . IIE Hermitage . Back view of thc residence. at Selborne . of the Rev . i l b e r t l hitc … … Sclborne. from Dorton . . Raven … … . Ostrea cnrinzta … .Honlleoawr NLoaratoen an . d B . ri . d . ge . . Approach to the village . . Partridge … … Black grouse … . . Dog and hind … . Fallow irear … . . Hoopoe … … Grossbill … … Harvest mouse … . Chaffinch … … ITheatear … … ITcasei … … . Quill-feathers of the wood wren … … Quill-feathers of the willow wrcn … … . Quill-fcztbcn of the chiff chdF … … . Jackdaw … … S vallom … … i lelolonthaf ullo … . Eagle owl … … Hcrlgehog … … 0 tter … … . Stone curlew … . . Peacock … … em-ON-l … … Page ri … Xlll I 7 9 13 17 10 20 24 31 38 39 42 46 48 53 56 57 57 73 79 81 89 91 97 114 Reribrcost … … ASp-caamt o o w f t - h ha e w rvkh . itet . hro . st … . Nest of thc willow wren . nustard … . . G ckoo … … . Skylark … … . Sand martinscolony at Oak hanger … … Sand martins ncat . . m liissel-thrush … . . Hog … … . . I a e y l … . . Ficld cricket … . . Ilouse cricket … . . Aiole cricket and nest . . lilaek-mingcd stilt … The shell of G ilbert Whites tortoise … … Peregrine falcon … . Cat … … . . Rlagpie … … . Rldlard … … . I-Ienpartridge … . . Ranatrn linenris … . Sphinx stellatarum … The grindstone oak, in the Holt Forest … . South fiew of Sclbarne church … … Thc vicnrnge house … Temple. in the parish of Selborne … . . The Plestor … . . llTay lending to Gracious Street … . . PREFACE…
