Cornwall is one of the counties that has a close
likeness to Pembrokeshire in this regard ; and a curious bit of its natural history is in need of advertisement. At the instance of the historical society of the county an astonishing case of birds, some exceedingly rare, has been removed from the farmhouse where it was found to Launceston. A correspon- dent from the neighbourhood is anxious that the birds should be identified. No fewer than one hundred and twenty-six specimens are in the case, and no labels or records remain. It is to be hoped that the deficiency will be made good. Some records must surely remain, and it would be worth the while of some of the specialists who study the distribution of birds to lend help, which I understand is needed, in the identification of the rarer species or varieties in this rare collection.
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