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female, noticed in the latter journal (June 13tli) by 

 Mr. Ward, as " killed on a sand-hill, a few miles from 

 Yarmouth," was in all probability one of them. 



June 10th and 13th. — Six brace, males and females, 

 all shot at Holme, near Hunstanton, Norfolk. The first 

 pair of these birds were noticed by Mr. M. Dodman, in 

 the "Field" (June 13th), as kiUed at Titchwell; but 

 they were actually shot on the sand-hills at Holme, 

 an adjoining village. In a subsequent letter to Mr. 

 Southwell, of Fakenham, Mr. Dodman says, " Two brace 

 more have since come into my possession, one of which I 

 gave to a friend (sent to Norwich on the 12th for preser- 

 vation), the other pair were too much shot for stuffing. 

 There have been as many as six brace or six brace and a 

 half shot at the same time, and at the same spot. A 

 pair are gone to the Wisbech museum, and the others 

 have passed into private hands. A pair were also seen 

 on the sand-hills at Brancaster, on Sunday last (June 

 7th)." In the "Field" of June 27th, Mr. Dodman 

 states, "A covey of sixteen were seen here (Titchwell) 

 on Sunday," the 21st inst. ; and those referred to by 

 Mr. F. Tearle (Hunstanton), in the "Field," of July 4th, 

 are evidently some of the birds above noticed. 



June 11th and 13th. — Four females and one male 

 kiUed at Thorpe, near Alborough, Suffolk. Mr. Hele, of 

 Alborough, recorded these as well as the first Suffolk bird, 

 in the "Field" (June 13th and 20th); and Mr. Dix, of 

 Ipswich, also sent me further particulars, a pair of them 

 having come into his possession. As many as fifteen or 

 sixteen appear to have been seen in this locality up to 

 the 13th of June. 



June 17th. — One male killed at Winterton, Norfolk. 

 This bird was no doubt one of the Horsey covey, which, 

 as I had previously heard, had been seen since the 10th 

 on Winterton warren, situated close to the sea between 

 Horsey and Yarmouth, 



