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tion of tlie Rev. Francis Henson, of Cambridge; and 

 Mr. Hunt, in his "List of Norfolk Birds/' says — "I 

 have three specimens killed in different parts of this 

 county; and recently f April, 1824), a fine male specimen 

 was shot at Hethersett, which is now in the possession 

 of J. Postle, Esq., of Colney." Of this bird, which is 

 also referred to by the late Mr. Lombe in his MS. notes, 

 the Rev. Edwd. Postle, of Yelverton, kindly sent me the 

 following particulars only a few weeks before liis death: — 

 '' It is now in the possession of my sister at Thorpe, and 

 was shot by my father at Hethersett. He only saw the 

 male bird, and had the good fortune to secure it by means 

 of a crow keeper's gun. It was reported that the female 

 had been seen with it, and Mr. Lombe for several days 

 had the place watched by his keeper, but it was never 

 reported by him as seen. The male was very tame, as 

 he allowed my father to go some little distance for the 

 weapon which brought him to death." Mr. Lombe also 

 mentions another male, as shot at Burlingham in 1830. 

 An old male, and an immature bird in Mr. Gurney's 

 possession, were purchased at the sale of the late Mr. 

 Stephen Miller's collection, and I recently destroyed a 

 moth-eaten female, formerly belonging to the Rev. C. 

 Penrice, of Plumstead, all of which I have no doubt 

 were obtained in this county. 



ACCENTOR MODULARIS (LInnseus). 



HEDGE SPARROW. 



Next to the house sparrow and the redbreast, this is one 

 of our most famihar species, resident with us throughout 

 the year, and nesting in our city and suburban gardens, as 

 well as in the hedgerows of the open country. Although 

 in summer rather heard than seen amongst the dense 



