The following account will show the numbers of mice caught in the different inclosures in Dean Forest in three months, from September to January, with the number of acres, and the proportion between the long and the short-tailed mice.
| Short- | Long- | |||
| tailed | tailed | |||
| Acres. | Mice. | Mice. | Total. | |
| Haywood Inclosure | 418 | 12,850 | 8 | 12,858 |
| Oiley Hill ditto | 41 | 1,161 | 11 | 1,172 |
| Crabtree Hill do. | 372 | 7,851 | 7,851 | |
| Park Hill ditto | 113 | 2,665 | 2,665 | |
| Shutcastle ditto | 163 | 484 | 33 | 517 |
| Sallow Vallets do. | 386 | 1,361 | 1,361 | |
| Barnhill ditto | 50 | 70 | 70 | |
| Birchwood ditto | 50 | 3 | 3 | |
| Whitemead Park do. | 100 | 1,559 | 15 | 1,574 |
| —— | ——— | |||
| Total Acres, | 1,693 | Total Mice, | 28,071 | |
I should not forget to mention that, in New Forest, foxes were frequently seen hunting, after the mice, and eating them greedily.—Jesse.
Filly, s. A young mare; opposed to a colt or young horse.
Film, s. A pellicle or thin skin.
Filter, v. To clear by drawing off liquor by depending threads; to strain; to percolate.
Fin, s. The wing of a fish.
Fin-footed, a. Having feet with membranes between the toes.
Finch (Fringilla), s. A small bird; of which we have three kinds, the goldfinch, the chaffinch, and bullfinch.
The transition from the bunting to the finch is very easy, and the shade of difference between them, in some instances, almost imperceptible; on which account they have been frequently confounded with each other. The principal difference consists in the beak, which in the finch is conical, very thick at the base, and tapering to a sharp point: in this respect it more nearly resembles the grosbeak. Of this tribe many are distinguished as well for the liveliness of their song, as for the beauty and variety of their plumage, on which accounts they are much esteemed. They are very numerous, and assemble sometimes in immense flocks, feeding on seeds and grain of various kinds, as well as on insects and their eggs.—Bewick.