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NuMENius ARQUATA and N. pn^opus. — The former species has occurred 

 plentifully on our marshes during the past few weeks, I have also seen a 

 few specimens of Ninnejiius phccoims. 



ToTANUs GLOTTIS. — A mature female was purchased in our fish mar- 

 ket on the 14th of September. 



LiMOSA MELANDRA. — Four immature specimens (young birds of the 

 year) of the Blacktailed Godwit (Lunosa rnelanura), were exposed for sale 

 in our fish market on Saturday, the 27th of August last ; they were believed 

 to have been killed the day previous in the neighbourhood of Yarmouth, 

 they were quite fresh when the salesman received them, two of them were 

 purchased by a bird-stuffer, and on being dissected proved to be male 

 and female. 



Machetes pugnax. — A young male on the 23rd of September. 



ScoLOPAx major. — During the course of the second week in Septem- 

 ber a fine specimen of Scolopax major passed through the hands of a fish- 

 monger, of whom I enquired the locality from whence he had received it ; 

 he could not however inform me, having purchased it with birds of the 

 Common Snipe (Scolopax gaUinago.) S. gallbiago as well as S. galUmda 

 appears to be plentifully distributed on our marshes this season. 



CoLTMBus SEPTENTRioNALis. — I saw an immature female on the 21st 

 instant, which had been shot on our sea-coast, it had been feeding on the 

 common herring {Clupea harengus), as its remains and a few pebbles were 

 taken from its stomach. 



Alca torda. — An immature specimen was obtained on the sea-beach 

 at Cromer on the 26th ult. 



Carbo cormoranus. — A fine mature specimen was shot on the 10th 

 instant. 



Sterna nigra. — On the 30th of August last an immature bird of the 

 Black Tern {Sterna nigra) was shot on the marshes at Potter Heigham. 

 A second occurred on the banks of the river Wensum at Thorpe, two miles 

 above Norwich. A third was obtained at Rockland on the 5 th of Septem- 

 ber ; about the same time as this latter occurrence three or four individuals 

 were observed feeding on the embankment of the reservoir of the water- 

 works, which are situated a short distance from St. Martin's river, about 

 two miles from the New Mills, Nonvich. 



Lestris Richardsoni. — On the 4th of October last an immature male 

 was killed in the neighbourhood of Burgh St. Peter, near Yarmouth. Its 

 length from bill to end of tail is 15| inches, and from tip to tip of its 



