30 NOVEMBER 1895, page 16

The Habits Of Rooks.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPRCTATOR:] Sin,—For nine years I lived under the shadow of a rookery, and took notes of proceedings there. It was not a very old one, but a recent......

Dog-stories.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPZCIATOR:] Srn,—About a fortnight ago I was given a fox-terrier, on condition that if it did not suit me I should return it to the donor. Last Sunday......

Animal Stories.

[TO TRH EDITOR OF TER " SPECTATOR:7 SIE,—Having read in your paper many curious stories illus- trating the instincts of dogs and eats, it seems to me that the following,......

[to Viz Editor 01 The "spectator:7 Sir,—the Following...

some mancenvres of an army of rooks in Normandy, may be of interest to some of your readers. Early in this month I was passing along the valley of the river Eure, in Normandy,......

[to The Editor Of The "spectator."]

SIR,—I have two dogs, a spaniel and a little Highland terrier, also a cat. The latter has a kitten, born last Monday week. All the rest of her family were drowned, and this, I......

Mrs. Traill.

[To THE EDITOR OF THR "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In a kind notice of Mrs. Trail's "Pearls and Pebbles," in the Spectator of November end, you express a doubt whether she is still alive.......