34 BIRDS OF NORFOLK. 



following interesting particulars respecting the North- 

 repps specimens were communicated by Mr. Gurney, 

 at the time, to the " Zoologist," p. 5789 : — " About 

 9 o'clock this morning, I was riding along a broad green 

 drive which runs through a wood in this place, when a 

 honey buzzard rose from the grass, and aUghted on a 

 tree on the edge of the wood. I shortly after sent my 

 gamekeeper in pursuit of it, and he succeeded in shoot- 

 ing it near the spot where I saw it. Hearing, afterwards, 

 that before he shot tliis bird it had been seen flying in 

 company with a second specimen, he returned to the 

 drive, and succeeded in shooting that also, very nearly at 

 the same spot where he had procured the first specimen, 

 being guided in his search by loud whisthng cries which 

 the bird was making, probably as a call-note to the one 

 which had been previously shot. About two hours later, 

 my son, who was passing through the drive, saw a third 

 specimen rise from the ground and alight on a tree, in a 

 similar manner and nearly in the same place as the first. 

 The gamekeeper was again sent in pursuit; but when 

 he succeeded in getting a view of this bird it had risen 

 so high in the air that it was out of shot, and continued 

 flying at a great height in an inland direction till it dis- 

 appeared. Both specimens that were procured were in 

 full adult dress, and possessed the beautiful grey tinge 

 on the head which always distinguishes the adult ex- 

 amples of this bird. On dissection both of these speci- 

 mens proved to be male birds. The stomachs of both 

 contained the remains of wasps and wasp-grubs." 



1860. An immature female, in the collection of the 

 Rev. C. J. Lucas, occurred at Burgh, near Yarmouth, 

 during the first week in August. 



1861. A nearly adult bird, having slight traces of 

 grey around the eyes and beak, was killed at Honingham 

 on the 27th of May. 



1863. A young female at Northrepps, also in 



