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._ FINGER, _s._ The flexible member of the hand by which men catch and hold; a small measure of extension. FIR, _s._ The tree of which deal boards are made. FIRE, _v._ To set on fire; to kindle; to inflame the passions; to discharge any fire-arms. FIRE-ARMS, _s._ Arms which owe their efficacy to fire; guns. FIRING, _p._ The application of a red hot iron to the skin, so as to burn without penetrating through it; to cauterise a horse.