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A: WINTER , HOUSE-MARTIN; [To TH/D EDITOR: 07 , TIEB " SPECTATOR."3 Sie,—Owing

to influenza:in the houseel did notwsite at once,. as I had intersded,.to tell-you that.on:February 12th• (a bitter cold, black, north-easterly =inking, following five slays of. frost and hrilliantsunshine) Issaw- a horrse-martin r a littloegg wings ") flying' strongly. I .made a note of 'it as-I. wanted .to• know how it conldpossibly-have lived through the winter.. Des the few survivors: of .the October emigration hibernate without- foods, Mn matter of -fact, thereehavebeen.plenty -of gnats all thrower -this winter, anclifor. other' birds there-have evensbeen, catevpilless. I have destroyed:five. fat green .onese ansonget may iris unguicularis, which seems to me very. unusual.—I•aut„ Sir,.